About Jamak Village

Jamak is a small village in Bhatwari tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 355, made up of 168 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,113 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249194, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamak village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Uttarkashi
Tehsil	Bhatwari
Pincode	249194
Area (hectares)	117.44 hectares
Population	355
Male Population	168
Female Population	187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,113
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 Jamak compares

By the 2011 count Jamak is the 61st largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 578 residents. Its 117.44 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Jamak

Jamak is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jamak 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 Jamak from other places

Jamak lies about 8.0 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 67 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 Jamak
District headquarters	Uttarkashi	8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhatwari	12 km
Nearest town	Tehri	39 km
Nearest railway station	Dehradun	67 km

Villages closest to Jamak

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 Jamak

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamak village had a population of 355. That makes it the 61st largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 578 residents.

Jamak village has 168 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamak has about 1113 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Jamak is 249194. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamak covers 117.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamak falls under Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamak is Dehradun, about 67 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 Jamak.

Jamak is about 8.0 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamak is in Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Uttarkashi is about 8.0 km away. Bhatwari is about 12 km away. Tehri is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.