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- LGD code
- 48967
- Pincode
- 262554
- Post office
- Munsiari
- Population
- 957
- Households
- 205
- Literacy rate
- 61%
- Sex ratio
- 918 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 381
- Distance to district centre
- 46 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 21 km
- Distance to Dehradun
- 220 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 338 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Askote · 31 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Josha compares
By population, Josha ranks #4 of 111 villages in Munsiari mandal.
Literacy rate
%
61.0%
−5.0% vs mandal average
- Josha
- 61.0%
- Munsiari mandal
- 66.0%
- Pithoragarh district
- 71.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
918
−60 vs mandal average
- Josha
- 918
- Munsiari mandal
- 978
Household size
people per home
4.7
+0.6 vs mandal average
- Josha
- 4.7
- Munsiari mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Josha at a glance
Josha is a village of 957 people in 205 households (Census 2011) in Munsiari tehsil, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, the 4th-largest of 111 villages in Munsiari tehsil. Literacy is 61%, 5 points below the tehsil average of 66% and the sex ratio is 918 women per 1,000 men. It lies 46 km from the Pithoragarh district centre (straight-line distances). The pincode is 262554, served by Munsiari post office; the LGD village code is 48967. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Askote, 31 km away. The village votes in Dharchula assembly constituency, represented by MLA Harish Singh Dhami. The population is estimated at 1,128 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Josha
- LGD code
- 48967
- Pincode
- 262554
- Post office
- Munsiari
- Population (Census 2011)
- 957
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,128
- Households
- 205
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 918
- Literacy rate
- 61.0%
- Coordinates
- 30.03941°N, 80.29331°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Almora
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dharchula
- Member of Parliament
- Ajay Tamta
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Harish Singh Dhami
- Block / Mandal
- Munsiari
Getting there
How to reach Josha
Distance to cities · straight line
- Dehradun220 kmcapital
- Delhi338 km
- Kolkata1155 km
- Hyderabad1419 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Bus stopbus/jeep stand6 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Askote31 km
- ATM / bankNic Asia Bnak32 km
- Petrol pumpHP fuel pump6 km
- CollegeGovernment Degree College, Kanda46 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Josha
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Nanda Devi TempleTemple4.6 km ↗
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- 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)