Jhawansar is one of the smallest uninhabited villages in Uttarakhand’s Pauri Garhwal district. This village falls within the tahsil of Kot and is a part of the Dugdda block. According to the 2011 census, Jhawansar has a population of 19 people, with five households, so it is a very small rural settlement far inside Garhwal Sthan.
Jhawansar is a small village in every way and yet for years it has been a symbol of the traditional village way of life within the Himalayas following Garhwal. The village is surrounded by natural landscapes, forests, seasonal waterways and agricultural land, which is the standard of land in the lower Garhwal hills.
Jhawansar is situated in Kotdwara tehsil of Pauri Garhwal district. The village is 13 km from Kotdwara and 99 km from Pauri. It is within the limits of Amsaud Gram Panchayat.
The surrounding terrain consists of:
Rural small settlements linked by local roads.
This area has a subtropical to temperate climate, warm summers, a monsoon season and cool winters.
Jhawansar is a village that adheres to the traditional social and cultural norms of Garhwali villages, as is common in most of the villages of Pauri Garhwal.
Typical festivals include:
The native language is Garhwali, and Hindi is widely spoken and understood, and is the language of education and administration in the district.
Jolly Grant Airport, Dehradun is the nearest airport to reach Uttarakhand from major cities.
Kotdwara railway station is the nearest railway station connected to various cities of North India by rail in Delhi.
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Particular |
Details |
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Village Name |
Jhawansar |
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District |
Pauri Garhwal |
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Tehsil |
Kotdwara |
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Block |
Dugadda |
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Gram Panchayat |
Amsaud |
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State |
Uttarakhand |
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PIN Code |
246149 |
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Population (2011) |
19 |
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Households |
5 |
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Male Population |
8 |
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Female Population |
11 |
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Sex Ratio |
1375 |
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Children (0–6 Years) |
3 |
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Literacy Rate |
75.00% |
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Distance from Kotdwara |
Approx. 13 km |
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Main Languages |
Garhwali, Hindi |
Jhawansar is special in terms of being one of the smallest documented villages in the Kotdwara region. It is one of only a few places globally where many studies of the problems and violence of very small groups within the Himalayas are possible for miles, as only 19 individuals were counted there in the 2011 census.
The village also had a very high sex ratio of 1375 females for every 1000 males, which is way above the state average.
Jhawansar offers those interested in rural Uttarakhand, migration patterns, and traditional mountain communities an example of how small villages are still surviving amidst changing social and economic circumstances.
Though small in population, Jhawansar witnesses something unique to the rural hustle and bustle of Uttarakhand. The village is located at the foothills of the Garhwal hills, where humans live rural life primarily based on a sense of community, agriculture and traditional subculture. A conceptual area to distinguish villages in Uttarakhand, which is less known in the global context, is its small population and its peaceful connectivity to the country's pastoral landscapes. It might lack grand, marching tourist spots, but the worth of the place, Jhawansar, is its authenticity and the fact that it is an integral part of the way of life of the Garhwal Himalayas.
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