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About Jaykandi Village

Jaykandi is a small village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 317, made up of 142 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,232 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaykandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaykandi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Ukhimath
Pincode 246425
Area (hectares) 75.11 hectares
Population 317
Male Population 142
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,232
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaykandi compares

By the 2011 count Jaykandi is the 93rd largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 369 residents. Its 75.11 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Jaykandi

Jaykandi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jaykandi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jaykandi from other places

Jaykandi lies about 20 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, 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 Jaykandi
Tehsil headquarters Ukhimath 10 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 20 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 38 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 86 km

Villages closest to Jaykandi

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 Jaykandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaykandi village had a population of 317. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Jaykandi village has 142 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaykandi has about 1232 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Jaykandi is 246425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaykandi covers 75.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jaykandi falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jaykandi is Rishikesh, 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 <5 km distance for Jaykandi.

Jaykandi is about 20 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaykandi is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Ukhimath is about 10 km away. Rudraprayag is about 20 km away. Srīnagar 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 Kandi (under 2 km), Asondadian (under 2 km) and Kyunja (under 2 km).

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

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