Jalam, Joshimath, Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India

Content updated on May 14, 2024.

Geographic Location of Jalam


The village Jalam is located in Joshimath Tahsil of Chamoli District in the State of Uttarakhand in India. It is governed by Jalam Gram Panchayat. It comes under Joshimath Community Development Block. The nearest town is Joshimath, which is about 65 kilometers away from Jalam.

Travel and Communication for Jalam


The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Jalam,
Chamoli,
Uttarakhand, India
PIN - 246423

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Jalam


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Jalam is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Jalam is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Jalam


As per available data from the year 2009, 224 persons live in 81 house holds in the village Jalam. There are 104 female individuals and 120 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 46.43% and males constitute 53.57% of the total population.

There are 223 scheduled tribes persons of which 104 are females and 119 are males. Females constitute 46.64% and males constitute 53.36% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 99.55% of the total population.

Population density of Jalam is 3.63 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Jalam


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Total area of Jalam is 6174.68 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 142.91 ha. About 142.91 ha is un-irrigated area.

About 5949.27 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 28.04 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 0.6 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 2 ha is culturable waste land. About 1.28 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 0.6 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Jalam


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Tapovan, which is more than 10 kms away from Jalam.

There is a government primary school in the village Jalam.

There is a government middle school in the village Jalam.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Tapovan, which is more than 10 kms away from Jalam.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Tapovan, which is more than 10 kms away from Jalam.

Colleges in Jalam


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Joshimath, which is more than 10 kms away from Jalam.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Pauri, which is more than 10 kms away from Jalam.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Srinagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Jalam.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Srinagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Jalam.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Gochar, which is more than 10 kms away from Jalam.

Other Educational Facilities in Jalam


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Karnaprayag, which is more than 10 kms away from Jalam.

There is a government non formal training centre in the village Jalam.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Dehradun, which is more than 10 kms away from Jalam.

Healthcare Facilities in Jalam


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Jalam.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Jalam.

There is a primary health sub-centre more than 10 kms away from Jalam.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Jalam.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Jalam.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Jalam.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Jalam.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Jalam.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Jalam.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Jalam.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Jalam.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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