About Jhala Village

Jhala is a mid sized village in Bhatwari tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 644, made up of 333 males and 311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhala village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Uttarkashi
Tehsil	Bhatwari
Pincode	249135
Area (hectares)	259.22 hectares
Population	644
Male Population	333
Female Population	311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhala compares

By the 2011 count Jhala is the 29th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 578 residents. Its 259.22 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Jhala

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

Jhala lies about 21 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 66 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 Jhala
Tehsil headquarters	Bhatwari	20 km
District headquarters	Uttarkashi	21 km
Nearest town	Tehri	30 km
Nearest railway station	Harrawala	66 km

Villages closest to Jhala

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.

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Common questions about Jhala

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhala village had a population of 644. That makes it the 29th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 578 residents.

Jhala village has 333 males and 311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhala has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

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

Jhala covers 259.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhala falls under Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhala is Harrawala, about 66 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 Jhala.

Jhala is about 21 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhala is in Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Bhatwari is about 20 km away. Uttarkashi is about 21 km away. Tehri is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.