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About Jamtola Village

Jamtola is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 157, made up of 69 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,275 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262532, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamtola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamtola village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262532
Area (hectares) 46.91 hectares
Population 157
Male Population 69
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,275
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamtola compares

By the 2011 count Jamtola is the 142nd largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 46.91 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Jamtola

Jamtola is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jamtola as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jamtola from other places

Jamtola lies about 37 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 62 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 Jamtola
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 18 km
Nearest town Almora 27 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 37 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 62 km

Villages closest to Jamtola

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

Common questions about Jamtola

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamtola village had a population of 157. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Jamtola village has 69 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamtola has about 1275 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Jamtola is 262532. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamtola covers 46.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamtola falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamtola is Kathgodam, about 62 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jamtola.

Jamtola is about 37 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamtola is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 18 km away. Almora is about 27 km away. Pithoragarh is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matiyal (under 2 km), Sima Chak Leti (1.8 km) and Kadhari (2.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Jamtola today is likely to be higher.

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