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Joshaura

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Dhari mandal
Pincode 263132
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LGD code
54989
Pincode
263132
Post office
Bhowali
Population
273
Households
64
Literacy rate
72.9%
Sex ratio
1068 ♀/1000♂
Workers
139
Distance to district centre
27 km
Distance to mandal centre
4 km
Distance to Dehradun
150 km
Distance to Delhi
250 km
Nearest railway station
Ramnagar · 49 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Kafra Governnment Hospital · 1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Joshaura compares

By population, Joshaura ranks #59 of 109 villages in Dhari mandal.

Literacy rate
%
72.9%
+3.8% vs mandal average
Joshaura
72.9%
Dhari mandal
69.1%
Nainital district
73.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,068
+115 vs mandal average
Joshaura
1,068
Dhari mandal
953
Household size
people per home
4.3
−1.3 vs mandal average
Joshaura
4.3
Dhari mandal
5.6

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

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Joshaura at a glance

Joshaura is a village of 273 people in 64 households (Census 2011) in Dhari tehsil, Nainital district, Uttarakhand, the 59th-largest of 109 villages in Dhari tehsil. Literacy is 73%, 4 points above the tehsil average of 69% and the sex ratio is 1,068 women per 1,000 men. It lies 27 km from the Nainital district centre, 2 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 49 km from Ramnagar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263132, served by Bhowali post office; the LGD village code is 54989. The nearest hospital or health centre is Kafra Governnment Hospital, 1 km away. The population is estimated at 322 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Jaisuda

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Joshaura · this village27373%
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Key facts — Joshaura

LGD code
54989
Pincode
263132
Post office
Bhowali
Population (Census 2011)
273
Population (projected 2026)
322
Households
64
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1068
Literacy rate
72.9%
Coordinates
29.73546°N, 79.43810°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dwarahat
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Block / Mandal
Dhari
Getting there

How to reach Joshaura

Mandal centre
Dhari · ≈ 4.3 km
≈ 9 min by car · 10 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Nainital · ≈ 27 km
≈ 55 min by car · 1 h 6 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 1.8 km
≈ 4 min by car · 4 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun150 kmcapital
  • Delhi250 km
  • Kolkata1194 km
  • Mumbai1358 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationRamnagar49 km
  • Bus stopK.M.O.U. Station Ranikhet10 km
  • Hospital / PHCKafra Governnment Hospital1 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India Someswar branch17 km
  • Petrol pumpHindustan Petroleum9 km
  • CollegeGovt Post Graduate College35 km
  • Police stationMallital Police Station38 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Joshaura

8 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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