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About Jaspur Village

Jaspur is a small village in Dunda tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 453, made up of 235 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaspur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Dunda
Pincode 249152
Area (hectares) 94.56 hectares
Population 453
Male Population 235
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
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 Jaspur compares

By the 2011 count Jaspur is the 47th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 94.56 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Jaspur

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

Jaspur lies about 51 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 11 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 Jaspur
Nearest town Mussoorie 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Dunda 18 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 51 km

Villages closest to Jaspur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaspur village had a population of 453. That makes it the 47th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Jaspur village has 235 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaspur has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

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

Jaspur covers 94.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jaspur falls under Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jaspur is Dehradun, about 11 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 Jaspur.

Jaspur is about 51 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaspur is in Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Mussoorie is about 5.0 km away. Dehradun is about 11 km away. Dunda is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagyal Gaon (1.9 km), Jurga (5.0 km) and Bhadusera (7.2 km).

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

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