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About Jurani Village

Jurani is a small village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 99, made up of 50 males and 49 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246471, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jurani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jurani village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Ukhimath
Pincode 246471
Area (hectares) 23.05 hectares
Population 99
Male Population 50
Female Population 49
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jurani compares

By the 2011 count Jurani is the 168th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 369 residents. Its 23.05 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Jurani

Jurani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jurani as Available within <5 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 Jurani from other places

Jurani lies about 31 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 90 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 Jurani
Tehsil headquarters Ukhimath 4.8 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 31 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 46 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 90 km

Villages closest to Jurani

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 Jurani

As per the Census of India 2011, Jurani village had a population of 99. That makes it the 168th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Jurani village has 50 males and 49 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jurani has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Jurani is 246471. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jurani covers 23.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jurani falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jurani is Rishikesh, about 90 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jurani.

Jurani is about 31 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jurani is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Ukhimath is about 4.8 km away. Rudraprayag is about 31 km away. Srīnagar is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Byung (under 2 km), Kothera (under 2 km) and Korkhitalli (under 2 km).

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

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