About Jiwal Village

Jiwal is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 443, made up of 205 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,161 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jiwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jiwal village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Pithoragarh
Tehsil	Gangolihat
Pincode	262522
Area (hectares)	122.24 hectares
Population	443
Male Population	205
Female Population	238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,161
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 Jiwal compares

By the 2011 count Jiwal is the 44th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 122.24 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Jiwal

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

Jiwal lies about 28 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 86 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 Jiwal
Tehsil headquarters	Gangolihat	26 km
District headquarters	Pithoragarh	28 km
Nearest town	Pithorāgarh	28 km
Nearest railway station	Tanakpur	86 km

Villages closest to Jiwal

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.

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Common questions about Jiwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Jiwal village had a population of 443. That makes it the 44th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Jiwal village has 205 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jiwal has about 1161 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1159.

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

Jiwal covers 122.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jiwal falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jiwal is Tanakpur, about 86 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 Jiwal.

Jiwal is about 28 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jiwal is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 26 km away. Pithoragarh is about 28 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.