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About Jartola Village

Jartola is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 114, made up of 56 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jartola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jartola village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262522
Area (hectares) 156.96 hectares
Population 114
Male Population 56
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
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 Jartola compares

By the 2011 count Jartola is the 174th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 156.96 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Jartola

Jartola is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jartola 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 Jartola from other places

Jartola lies about 37 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 48 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 Jartola
Nearest town Almora 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 21 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 37 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 48 km

Villages closest to Jartola

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 Jartola

As per the Census of India 2011, Jartola village had a population of 114. That makes it the 174th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Jartola village has 56 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jartola has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Jartola is 262522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jartola covers 156.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jartola falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jartola is Kathgodam, about 48 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 Jartola.

Jartola 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.

Jartola is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Almora is about 17 km away. Gangolihat is about 21 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 Sunkhola (under 2 km), Tankhola (under 2 km) and Sarkande (2.4 km).

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

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