About Jewala Village

Jewala is a mid sized village in Pratapnagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 746, made up of 424 males and 322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 759 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 241965, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jewala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jewala village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil	Pratapnagar
Pincode	241965
Area (hectares)	62.63 hectares
Population	746
Male Population	424
Female Population	322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	759
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jewala compares

By the 2011 count Jewala is the 26th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 62.63 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1142.

Getting to Jewala

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

Jewala 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 Jewala
Tehsil headquarters	Pratapnagar	6.5 km
District headquarters	Tehri Garhwal	13 km
Nearest town	Tehri	13 km
Nearest railway station	Harrawala	48 km

Villages closest to Jewala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jewala village had a population of 746. That makes it the 26th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Jewala village has 424 males and 322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jewala has about 759 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1142.

The pincode recorded for Jewala is 241965. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jewala covers 62.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jewala falls under Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jewala 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 village for Jewala.

Jewala 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.

Jewala is in Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Pratapnagar is about 6.5 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.