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- LGD code
- 47704
- Pincode
- 246179
- Post office
- Rikhnikhal (A)
- Population
- 417
- Households
- 94
- Literacy rate
- 69.5%
- Sex ratio
- 976 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 143
- Distance to district centre
- 31 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 14 km
- Distance to Dehradun
- 107 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 199 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kotdwara · 34 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Rikhnikhal · 11 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Jhart compares
By population, Jhart ranks #9 of 190 villages in Rikhanikhal mandal.
Literacy rate
%
69.5%
+2.2% vs mandal average
Jhart69.5%
Rikhanikhal mandal67.3%
Pauri Garhwal district72.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
976
−217 vs mandal average
Jhart976
Rikhanikhal mandal1,193
Household size
people per home
4.4
+0.2 vs mandal average
Jhart4.4
Rikhanikhal mandal4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jhart at a glance
Jhart is a village of 417 people in 94 households (Census 2011) in Rikhanikhal tehsil, Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, the 9th-largest of 190 villages in Rikhanikhal tehsil. Literacy is 70%, 2 points above the tehsil average of 67% and the sex ratio is 976 women per 1,000 men. It lies 31 km from the Pauri Garhwal district centre, 43 km from Kulheri, the nearest town, 34 km from Kotdwara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246179, served by Rikhnikhal (A) post office; the LGD village code is 47704. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Rikhnikhal, 11 km away. The village votes in Lansdowne assembly constituency, represented by MLA Daleep Singh Rawat. The population is estimated at 492 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jhart · this village | 417 | 70% | — |
| Dikholiya · Srinagar | 104 | 77% | 0.8 km E |
| Babalyani · Rikhanikhal | 10 | 70% | 1.4 km N |
| Amdanda · Baheri | 1,474 | 36% | 3.3 km E |
| Jhundai · Rikhanikhal | 102 | 71% | 4 km N |
| Barkhet Malla · Rikhanikhal | 165 | 75% | 4.8 km N |
| Barkhet Talla · Rikhanikhal | 104 | 80% | 5 km N |
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Key facts — Jhart
- LGD code
- 47704
- Pincode
- 246179
- Post office
- Rikhnikhal (A)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 417
- Population (projected 2026)
- 492
- Households
- 94
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 976
- Literacy rate
- 69.5%
- Coordinates
- 29.67099°N, 78.85843°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Garhwal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Lansdowne
- Member of Parliament
- Anil Baluni
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Daleep Singh Rawat
- Block / Mandal
- Rikhanikhal
Getting there
How to reach Jhart
Distance to cities · straight line
- Dehradun107 kmcapital
- Delhi199 km
- Kolkata1233 km
- Mumbai1324 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKotdwara34 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Rikhnikhal11 km
- ATM / bankCanera Bank Rathkhaal Manila34 km
- CollegeUttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry45 km
- Police stationKotwali Ramnagar40 km
Same pincode
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View all 60+ →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)