About Jhelam Village

Jhelam is a mid sized village in Jakhnidhar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 732, made up of 320 males and 412 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,288 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhelam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhelam village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil	Jakhnidhar
Pincode	249123
Area (hectares)	65.68 hectares
Population	732
Male Population	320
Female Population	412
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,288
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhelam compares

By the 2011 count Jhelam is the 8th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 243 residents. Its 65.68 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Jhelam

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

Jhelam lies about 10 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 36 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 Jhelam
Tehsil headquarters	Jakhnidhar	4.7 km
District headquarters	Tehri Garhwal	10 km
Nearest town	Tehri	10 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	36 km

Villages closest to Jhelam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhelam village had a population of 732. That makes it the 8th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 243 residents.

Jhelam village has 320 males and 412 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhelam has about 1288 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Jhelam is 249123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhelam covers 65.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhelam falls under Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhelam is Rishikesh, about 36 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 Jhelam.

Jhelam is about 10 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhelam is in Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Jakhnidhar is about 4.7 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 10 km away. Tehri is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.