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About Jumarlakh Village

Jumarlakh is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 96, made up of 47 males and 49 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jumarlakh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jumarlakh village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262522
Area (hectares) 35.1 hectares
Population 96
Male Population 47
Female Population 49
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
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 Jumarlakh compares

By the 2011 count Jumarlakh is the 186th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 35.1 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Jumarlakh

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

Jumarlakh lies about 38 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 70 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 Jumarlakh
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 21 km
Nearest town Almora 34 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 38 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 70 km

Villages closest to Jumarlakh

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 Jumarlakh

As per the Census of India 2011, Jumarlakh village had a population of 96. That makes it the 186th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Jumarlakh village has 47 males and 49 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jumarlakh has about 1043 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 Jumarlakh is 262522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jumarlakh covers 35.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jumarlakh falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jumarlakh is Kathgodam, about 70 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 Jumarlakh.

Jumarlakh is about 38 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jumarlakh is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 21 km away. Almora is about 34 km away. Pithoragarh is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamar Kote (under 2 km), Markhanuei (under 2 km) and Dhanola Sera (2.7 km).

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

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