About Jestwari Village

Jestwari is a mid sized village in Chiniyalisaur tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,175, made up of 587 males and 588 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jestwari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jestwari village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Uttarkashi
Tehsil	Chiniyalisaur
Pincode	249152
Area (hectares)	289.27 hectares
Population	1,175
Male Population	587
Female Population	588
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,002
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jestwari compares

By the 2011 count Jestwari is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 489 residents. Its 289.27 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Jestwari

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

Jestwari lies about 22 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 41 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 Jestwari
Tehsil headquarters	Chiniyalisaur	22 km
District headquarters	Uttarkashi	22 km
Nearest town	Mussoorie	26 km
Nearest railway station	Dehradun	41 km

Villages closest to Jestwari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chiniyalisaur 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 Jestwari

As per the Census of India 2011, Jestwari village had a population of 1,175. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 489 residents.

Jestwari village has 587 males and 588 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jestwari has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Jestwari is 249152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jestwari covers 289.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jestwari falls under Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jestwari is Dehradun, about 41 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 Jestwari.

Jestwari is about 22 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jestwari is in Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Chiniyalisaur is about 22 km away. Uttarkashi is about 22 km away. Mussoorie is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.