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About Jewanu Village

Jewanu is a small village in Mori tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 192, made up of 96 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249185, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jewanu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jewanu village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Mori
Pincode 249185
Area (hectares) 134.24 hectares
Population 192
Male Population 96
Female Population 96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jewanu compares

By the 2011 count Jewanu is the 75th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 408 residents. Its 134.24 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Jewanu

Jewanu is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jewanu as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Jewanu from other places

Jewanu lies about 39 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 75 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 Jewanu
Tehsil headquarters Mori 12 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 39 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 59 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 75 km

Villages closest to Jewanu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jewanu village had a population of 192. That makes it the 75th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 408 residents.

Jewanu village has 96 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jewanu has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Jewanu is 249185. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jewanu covers 134.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jewanu falls under Mori tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jewanu is Dehradun, about 75 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jewanu.

Jewanu is about 39 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jewanu is in Mori tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Mori is about 12 km away. Uttarkashi is about 39 km away. Mussoorie is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Masari (6.0 km), Saransh (6.0 km) and Wigsari (6.0 km).

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

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