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About Jiwala Village

Jiwala is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 61, made up of 26 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,346 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jiwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jiwala village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249161
Area (hectares) 19.71 hectares
Population 61
Male Population 26
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,346
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jiwala compares

By the 2011 count Jiwala is the 274th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 19.71 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 Jiwala

Jiwala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jiwala as Available within village. 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 Jiwala from other places

Jiwala lies about 13 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 48 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 Jiwala
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 13 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 13 km
Nearest town Tehri 13 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 48 km

Villages closest to Jiwala

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 Jiwala

As per the Census of India 2011, Jiwala village had a population of 61. That makes it the 274th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Jiwala village has 26 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jiwala has about 1346 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Jiwala is 249161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jiwala covers 19.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jiwala is Harrawala, about 48 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jiwala.

Jiwala is about 13 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jiwala is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Devprayag is about 13 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 13 km away. Tehri is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dang (2.1 km), Pujargaon (2.8 km) and Binani (2.9 km).

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

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