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About Jamalok Village

Jamalok is a small village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 54, made up of 25 males and 29 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,160 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246419, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamalok Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamalok village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Ukhimath
Pincode 246419
Area (hectares) 49.16 hectares
Population 54
Male Population 25
Female Population 29
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,160
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamalok compares

By the 2011 count Jamalok is the 193rd largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 369 residents. Its 49.16 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 1076.

Getting to Jamalok

Jamalok is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jamalok as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Jamalok from other places

Jamalok lies about 27 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 88 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 Jamalok
Tehsil headquarters Ukhimath 2.0 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 27 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 42 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 88 km

Villages closest to Jamalok

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamalok village had a population of 54. That makes it the 193rd largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Jamalok village has 25 males and 29 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamalok has about 1160 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Jamalok is 246419. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamalok covers 49.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jamalok falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamalok is Rishikesh, about 88 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jamalok.

Jamalok is about 27 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamalok is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Ukhimath is about 2.0 km away. Rudraprayag is about 27 km away. Srīnagar is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Moli (under 2 km), Namoli (under 2 km) and Singoli (under 2 km).

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

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