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About Jokani Village

Jokani is a small village in Bhatwari tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 107, made up of 53 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jokani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jokani village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Bhatwari
Pincode 249135
Area (hectares) 82.89 hectares
Population 107
Male Population 53
Female Population 54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
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 Jokani compares

By the 2011 count Jokani is the 92nd largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 578 residents. Its 82.89 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Jokani

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

Jokani lies about 17 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 76 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 Jokani
Tehsil headquarters Bhatwari 2.9 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 17 km
Nearest town Tehri 46 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 76 km

Villages closest to Jokani

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 Jokani

As per the Census of India 2011, Jokani village had a population of 107. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 578 residents.

Jokani village has 53 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jokani has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

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

Jokani covers 82.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jokani falls under Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jokani is Dehradun, about 76 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 Jokani.

Jokani is about 17 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jokani is in Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Bhatwari is about 2.9 km away. Uttarkashi is about 17 km away. Tehri is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malla (under 2 km), Lata (under 2 km) and Pahi (under 2 km).

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

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