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About Jaspur Village

Jaspur is a small village in Bhatwari tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 286, made up of 154 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaspur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Bhatwari
Pincode 249135
Area (hectares) 192.78 hectares
Population 286
Male Population 154
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
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 Jaspur compares

By the 2011 count Jaspur is the 72nd largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 578 residents. Its 192.78 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Jaspur

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

Jaspur lies about 2.0 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 62 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 Jaspur
District headquarters Uttarkashi 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhatwari 18 km
Nearest town Tehri 37 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 62 km

Villages closest to Jaspur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaspur village had a population of 286. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 578 residents.

Jaspur village has 154 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaspur has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Jaspur is 249135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaspur covers 192.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jaspur falls under Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jaspur is Dehradun, about 62 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 Jaspur.

Jaspur is about 2.0 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaspur is in Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Uttarkashi is about 2.0 km away. Bhatwari is about 18 km away. Tehri is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tiloth (under 2 km), Mastari (1.6 km) and Kotiyal Gaon (1.8 km).

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

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