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About Jokhoni Village

Jokhoni is a mid sized village in Chiniyalisaur tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 614, made up of 310 males and 304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jokhoni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jokhoni village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Chiniyalisaur
Pincode 249152
Area (hectares) 169.63 hectares
Population 614
Male Population 310
Female Population 304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
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 Jokhoni compares

By the 2011 count Jokhoni is the 23rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 489 residents. Its 169.63 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Jokhoni

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

Jokhoni lies about 23 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 40 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 Jokhoni
Tehsil headquarters Chiniyalisaur 23 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 23 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 25 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 40 km

Villages closest to Jokhoni

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.

Common questions about Jokhoni

As per the Census of India 2011, Jokhoni village had a population of 614. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 489 residents.

Jokhoni village has 310 males and 304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jokhoni has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

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

Jokhoni covers 169.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jokhoni falls under Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jokhoni is Dehradun, about 40 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 Jokhoni.

Jokhoni is about 23 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jokhoni is in Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Chiniyalisaur is about 23 km away. Uttarkashi is about 23 km away. Mussoorie 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 Kumrada (under 2 km), Jestwari (under 2 km) and Dharkot (2.4 km).

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

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