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About Jhinwali Village

Jhinwali is a small village in Pratapnagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 203, made up of 95 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,137 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhinwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhinwali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Pratapnagar
Pincode 249165
Area (hectares) 38.77 hectares
Population 203
Male Population 95
Female Population 108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,137
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 Jhinwali compares

By the 2011 count Jhinwali is the 115th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 38.77 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1142.

Getting to Jhinwali

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

Jhinwali lies about 6.7 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 40 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 Jhinwali
Tehsil headquarters Pratapnagar 2.8 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 6.7 km
Nearest town Tehri 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 40 km

Villages closest to Jhinwali

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.

Common questions about Jhinwali

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhinwali village had a population of 203. That makes it the 115th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Jhinwali village has 95 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhinwali has about 1137 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1142.

The pincode recorded for Jhinwali is 249165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhinwali covers 38.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jhinwali is Harrawala, about 40 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 Jhinwali.

Jhinwali is about 6.7 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhinwali is in Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Pratapnagar is about 2.8 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 6.7 km away. Tehri is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raulakot (under 2 km), Chanthi (under 2 km) and Koldhar (under 2 km).

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

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