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About Jarola Village

Jarola is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 261, made up of 112 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,330 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarola village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249122
Area (hectares) 90.76 hectares
Population 261
Male Population 112
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,330
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 Jarola compares

By the 2011 count Jarola is the 111th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 90.76 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1228.

Getting to Jarola

Jarola is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jarola 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 Jarola from other places

Jarola lies about 18 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 34 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 Jarola
Nearest town Srīnagar 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 18 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 18 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 34 km

Villages closest to Jarola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarola village had a population of 261. That makes it the 111th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Jarola village has 112 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarola has about 1330 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Jarola is 249122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarola covers 90.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jarola falls under Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jarola is Rishikesh, about 34 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 Jarola.

Jarola is about 18 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarola is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Srīnagar is about 18 km away. Devprayag is about 18 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nag Chaunda (under 2 km), Bhaldiyana (2.0 km) and Jogiyana (2.1 km).

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

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