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About Joshiyara Village

Joshiyara is a mid sized village in Bhatwari tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,343, made up of 821 males and 522 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 636 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249193, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Joshiyara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Joshiyara village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Bhatwari
Pincode 249193
Area (hectares) 13.94 hectares
Population 1,343
Male Population 821
Female Population 522
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 636
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 Joshiyara compares

By the 2011 count Joshiyara is the 5th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 578 residents. Its 13.94 hectares work out to about 96 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Joshiyara

Joshiyara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Joshiyara 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. The nearest villages by name are Jakhol, Jamak, Jaspur and Jhala. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Joshiyara

As per the Census of India 2011, Joshiyara village had a population of 1,343. That makes it the 5th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 578 residents.

Joshiyara village has 821 males and 522 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Joshiyara has about 636 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 Joshiyara is 249193. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Joshiyara covers 13.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 96 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Joshiyara falls under Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Joshiyara notes the nearest railway station 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 Joshiyara.

Joshiyara is in Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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