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- LGD code
- 48730
- Pincode
- 246121
- Post office
- Bhrigukhal (A)
- Population
- 236
- Households
- 67
- Literacy rate
- 69.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1408 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 109
- Distance to district centre
- 49 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 20 km
- Distance to Dehradun
- 51 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 192 km
- Nearest railway station
- Rishikesh · 17 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Katghar · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Jamal compares
By population, Jamal ranks #40 of 213 villages in Yamkeshwar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
69.9%
−2.6% vs mandal average
- Jamal
- 69.9%
- Yamkeshwar mandal
- 72.5%
- Pauri Garhwal district
- 72.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,408
+327 vs mandal average
- Jamal
- 1,408
- Yamkeshwar mandal
- 1,081
Household size
people per home
3.5
−0.9 vs mandal average
- Jamal
- 3.5
- Yamkeshwar mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jamal at a glance
Jamal is a village of 236 people in 67 households (Census 2011) in Yamkeshwar tehsil, Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, the 40th-largest of 213 villages in Yamkeshwar tehsil. Literacy is 70%, 3 points below the tehsil average of 73% and the sex ratio is 1,408 women per 1,000 men. It lies 49 km from the Pauri Garhwal district centre, 7 km from Harsoli, the nearest town, 17 km from Rishikesh railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246121, served by Bhrigukhal (A) post office; the LGD village code is 48730. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Katghar, 9 km away. The village votes in Yamkeshwar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Renu Bisht. The population is estimated at 278 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Jamal
- LGD code
- 48730
- Pincode
- 246121
- Post office
- Bhrigukhal (A)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 236
- Population (projected 2026)
- 278
- Households
- 67
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1408
- Literacy rate
- 69.9%
- Coordinates
- 29.99098°N, 78.40399°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Garhwal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Yamkeshwar
- Member of Parliament
- Anil Baluni
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Renu Bisht
- Block / Mandal
- Yamkeshwar
Getting there
How to reach Jamal
Distance to cities · straight line
- Dehradun51 kmcapital
- Delhi192 km
- Kolkata1290 km
- Mumbai1336 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationRishikesh17 km
- Bus stopRotary Club16 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Katghar9 km
- ATM / bankSBI16 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil16 km
- CollegeHNGU BA GROUND BIRLA CAMPUS45 km
- Police stationPolice station17 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
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