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Jaal

Ranikhet mandal
Pincode 263645
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Jaal observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Uttarakhand.

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Temples near Jaal

  • Harda Devi Temple · 0.9 km
  • शिव मंदिर · 1.4 km
  • Haidakhan Babaji Temple · 1.6 km

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LGD code
52323
Pincode
263645
Post office
Ranikhet Kutchery
Population
54
Households
20
Literacy rate
64.8%
Sex ratio
2000 ♀/1000♂
Workers
21
Distance to district centre
10 km
Distance to mandal centre
3 km
Distance to Dehradun
151 km
Distance to Delhi
242 km
Nearest railway station
Ramnagar · 40 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Govind Singh Nehra Government Hospital · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Jaal compares

By population, Jaal ranks #254 of 307 villages in Ranikhet mandal.

Literacy rate
%
64.8%
−7.8% vs mandal average
Jaal
64.8%
Ranikhet mandal
72.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
2,000
+879 vs mandal average
Jaal
2,000
Ranikhet mandal
1,121
Household size
people per home
2.7
−1.9 vs mandal average
Jaal
2.7
Ranikhet mandal
4.6

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

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Jaal at a glance

Jaal is a village of 54 people in 20 households (Census 2011) in Ranikhet tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand, the 254th-largest of 307 villages in Ranikhet tehsil. Literacy is 65%, 8 points below the tehsil average of 73% and the sex ratio is 2,000 women per 1,000 men. It lies 10 km from the Almora district centre, 8 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 40 km from Ramnagar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263645, served by Ranikhet Kutchery post office; the LGD village code is 52323. The nearest hospital or health centre is Govind Singh Nehra Government Hospital, 4 km away. The village votes in Ranikhet assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pramod Nainwal. The population is estimated at 64 in 2026, up 19% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Jal

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Jaal · this village5465%
Ginai · Ranikhet29658%0.4 km SE
Singoli · Ranikhet14783%0.4 km SE
Tari Juli · Ranikhet21371%0.6 km W
Sirkhai · Ranikhet20769%0.8 km SW
Talla Biswa · Ranikhet22080%0.9 km S
Sangura · Ranikhet15270%1 km NW

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Key facts — Jaal

LGD code
52323
Pincode
263645
Post office
Ranikhet Kutchery
Population (Census 2011)
54
Population (projected 2026)
64
Households
20
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
2000
Literacy rate
64.8%
Coordinates
29.65557°N, 79.39852°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Ranikhet
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Pramod Nainwal
Block / Mandal
Ranikhet
Getting there

How to reach Jaal

Mandal centre
Ranikhet · ≈ 3.4 km
≈ 7 min by car · 8 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Almora · ≈ 9.5 km
≈ 20 min by car · 23 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 7.8 km
≈ 16 min by car · 19 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun151 kmcapital
  • Delhi242 km
  • Kolkata1191 km
  • Mumbai1348 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationRamnagar40 km
  • Bus stopK.M.O.U. Station Ranikhet3 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovind Singh Nehra Government Hospital4 km
  • ATM / bankCanera Bank Rathkhaal Manila21 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil3 km
  • CollegeKumaun University (Admin Block)30 km
  • Police stationMallital Police Station30 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Jaal

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

Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Jaal

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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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