About Jamtar Village

Jamtar is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 221, made up of 104 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamtar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamtar village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Pithoragarh
Tehsil	Didihat
Pincode	262551
Area (hectares)	199.68 hectares
Population	221
Male Population	104
Female Population	117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,125
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamtar compares

By the 2011 count Jamtar is the 117th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 199.68 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1103.

Getting to Jamtar

Jamtar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jamtar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jamtar from other places

Jamtar lies about 17 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 76 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Jamtar
District headquarters	Pithoragarh	17 km
Nearest town	Pithorāgarh	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Didihat	25 km
Nearest railway station	Tanakpur	76 km

Villages closest to Jamtar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Didihat tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Jamtar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamtar village had a population of 221. That makes it the 117th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Jamtar village has 104 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamtar has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1103.

The pincode recorded for Jamtar is 262551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamtar covers 199.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jamtar falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamtar is Tanakpur, about 76 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jamtar.

Jamtar is about 17 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamtar is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Pithoragarh is about 17 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 17 km away. Didihat is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.