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Jajar

Bhanoli mandal
Pincode 263622
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LGD code
53597
Pincode
263622
Post office
Dania
Population
288
Households
53
Literacy rate
77.8%
Sex ratio
1149 ♀/1000♂
Workers
144
Distance to district centre
39 km
Distance to mandal centre
4 km
Distance to Dehradun
189 km
Distance to Delhi
275 km
Nearest railway station
Kathgodam · 44 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Naini · 13 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Jajar compares

By population, Jajar ranks #51 of 195 villages in Bhanoli mandal.

Literacy rate
%
77.8%
+15.8% vs mandal average
Jajar
77.8%
Bhanoli mandal
62.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,149
+6 vs mandal average
Jajar
1,149
Bhanoli mandal
1,143
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.6 vs mandal average
Jajar
5.4
Bhanoli mandal
4.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Jajar at a glance

Jajar is a village of 288 people in 53 households (Census 2011) in Bhanoli tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand, the 51st-largest of 195 villages in Bhanoli tehsil. Literacy is 78%, 16 points above the tehsil average of 62% and the sex ratio is 1,149 women per 1,000 men. It lies 39 km from the Almora district centre, 39 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 44 km from Kathgodam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263622, served by Dania post office; the LGD village code is 53597. The nearest hospital or health centre is Naini, 13 km away. The village votes in Almora assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manoj Tewari. The population is estimated at 340 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Jajar · this village28878%
Nayal · Bhanoli15271%0 km N
Raipar · Bhanoli13465%0 km N
Papgarh · Bhanoli16149%0 km N
Nayal · Bhanoli8055%0 km N
Melkande · Bhanoli11759%0.8 km S
Khar Koli · Bhanoli8655%0.8 km NW

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Key facts — Jajar

LGD code
53597
Pincode
263622
Post office
Dania
Population (Census 2011)
288
Population (projected 2026)
340
Households
53
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1149
Literacy rate
77.8%
Coordinates
29.59482°N, 79.80894°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Almora
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Manoj Tewari
Block / Mandal
Bhanoli
Getting there

How to reach Jajar

Mandal centre
Bhanoli · ≈ 4.3 km
≈ 9 min by car · 10 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Almora · ≈ 39 km
≈ 1 h 20 min by car · 1 h 35 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 39 km
≈ 1 h 20 min by car · 1 h 35 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun189 kmcapital
  • Delhi275 km
  • Kolkata1157 km
  • Mumbai1363 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKathgodam44 km
  • Bus stopJeep Stop15 km
  • Hospital / PHCNaini13 km
  • ATM / bankHDFC Bank26 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil15 km
  • CollegeGovernment Degree College, Kanda26 km
  • Police stationThana Bhimtal37 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Jajar

3 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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