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About Jadung Village

Jadung is a small village in Bhatwari tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 29. The village covers 282.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jadung Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jadung village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Bhatwari
Pincode 249135
Area (hectares) 282.54 hectares
Population 29
Male Population 29
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jadung compares

By the 2011 count Jadung is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 578 residents. Its 282.54 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Getting to Jadung

Jadung is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jadung as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Jadung from other places

Jadung lies about 17 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 56 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 Jadung
District headquarters Uttarkashi 17 km
Nearest town Tehri 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhatwari 25 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 56 km

Villages closest to Jadung

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 Jadung

As per the Census of India 2011, Jadung village had a population of 29. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 578 residents.

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

Jadung covers 282.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jadung falls under Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jadung is Harrawala, about 56 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jadung.

Jadung 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.

Jadung is in Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Uttarkashi is about 17 km away. Tehri is about 23 km away. Bhatwari is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dilsaur (2.6 km), Mukhem Range (6.8 km) and Pokhari (7.6 km).

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

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