About Jar Gaon Village

Jar Gaon is a mid sized village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 833, made up of 426 males and 407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jar Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jar Gaon village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil	Dhanaulti
Pincode	249145
Area (hectares)	220.64 hectares
Population	833
Male Population	426
Female Population	407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jar Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Jar Gaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 220.64 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 1004.

Getting to Jar Gaon

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

Jar Gaon lies about 18 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 22 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 Jar Gaon
Tehsil headquarters	Dhanaulti	7.1 km
District headquarters	Tehri Garhwal	18 km
Nearest town	Tehri	18 km
Nearest railway station	Harrawala	22 km

Villages closest to Jar Gaon

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

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Common questions about Jar Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Jar Gaon village had a population of 833. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Jar Gaon village has 426 males and 407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jar Gaon has about 955 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 1004.

The pincode recorded for Jar Gaon is 249145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jar Gaon covers 220.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jar Gaon falls under Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jar Gaon is Harrawala, about 22 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 village for Jar Gaon.

Jar Gaon 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.

Jar Gaon is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Dhanaulti is about 7.1 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 18 km away. Tehri is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.