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About Jineth Village

Jineth is a small village in Dunda tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 345, made up of 161 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,143 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jineth Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jineth village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Dunda
Pincode 249152
Area (hectares) 82.17 hectares
Population 345
Male Population 161
Female Population 184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,143
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 Jineth compares

By the 2011 count Jineth is the 60th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 82.17 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Jineth

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

Jineth lies about 14 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 48 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 Jineth
District headquarters Uttarkashi 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Dunda 25 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 33 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 48 km

Villages closest to Jineth

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 Jineth

As per the Census of India 2011, Jineth village had a population of 345. That makes it the 60th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Jineth village has 161 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jineth has about 1143 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

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

Jineth covers 82.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jineth falls under Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jineth is Dehradun, about 48 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 Jineth.

Jineth is about 14 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jineth is in Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Uttarkashi is about 14 km away. Dunda is about 25 km away. Mussoorie is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Painthar (under 2 km), Panoth (under 2 km) and Bandu (under 2 km).

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

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