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About Jakkum Village

Jakkum is a small village in Peda Bayalu tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 219, made up of 107 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakkum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakkum village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Peda Bayalu
Pincode 531040
Area (hectares) 5 hectares
Population 219
Male Population 107
Female Population 112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jakkum compares

By the 2011 count Jakkum is the 65th largest of the 257 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 197 residents. Its 5 hectares work out to about 44 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1087.

Getting to Jakkum

Jakkum is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jakkum as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jakkum from other places

Jakkum lies about 107 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Darliput, about 39 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Jakkum
Tehsil headquarters Peda Bayalu 29 km
Nearest railway station Darliput 39 km
Nearest town Narsīpatnam 58 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 107 km

Villages closest to Jakkum

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Peda Bayalu tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Jakkum

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakkum village had a population of 219. That makes it the 65th largest of the 257 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 197 residents.

Jakkum village has 107 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakkum has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1087.

The pincode recorded for Jakkum is 531040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakkum covers 5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 44 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jakkum falls under Peda Bayalu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jakkum is Darliput, about 39 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jakkum.

Jakkum is about 107 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakkum is in Peda Bayalu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Peda Bayalu is about 29 km away. Darliput is about 39 km away. Narsīpatnam is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vangarai (2.0 km), Nanubaru (2.2 km) and Tulam (2.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Jakkum today is likely to be higher.

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