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About Jairathi Village

Jairathi is a small village in Munsiari tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 195, made up of 74 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,635 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jairathi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jairathi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Munsiari
Pincode 262554
Area (hectares) 122.7 hectares
Population 195
Male Population 74
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,635
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 Jairathi compares

By the 2011 count Jairathi is the 79th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 213 residents. Its 122.7 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1054.

Getting to Jairathi

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

Jairathi lies about 35 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 52 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 Jairathi
Nearest town Almora 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Munsiari 35 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 35 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 52 km

Villages closest to Jairathi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jairathi village had a population of 195. That makes it the 79th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 213 residents.

Jairathi village has 74 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jairathi has about 1635 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1054.

The pincode recorded for Jairathi is 262554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jairathi covers 122.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jairathi falls under Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jairathi is Kathgodam, about 52 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 Jairathi.

Jairathi is about 35 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jairathi is in Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Almora is about 20 km away. Munsiari is about 35 km away. Pithoragarh is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chharti Airari (under 2 km), Kota (3.9 km) and Kotal Gaon (3.9 km).

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

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