About Jakha Village

Jakha is a large village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,637, made up of 1,375 males and 1,262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 511 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Dhuraiya
Pincode	813209
Area (hectares)	511 hectares
Population	2,637
Male Population	1,375
Female Population	1,262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jakha compares

By the 2011 count Jakha is the 21st largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 511 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Jakha

Jakha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jakha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Jakha from other places

Jakha lies about 17 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Barahat Junction, about 7.0 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 Jakha
Nearest railway station	Barahat Junction	7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuraiya	17 km
District headquarters	Banka	17 km
Nearest town	Bānka	17 km

Villages closest to Jakha

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

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Common questions about Jakha

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakha village had a population of 2,637. That makes it the 21st largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Jakha village has 1,375 males and 1,262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakha has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Jakha is 813209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakha covers 511 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jakha falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jakha is Barahat Junction, about 7.0 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jakha.

Jakha is about 17 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakha is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Barahat Junction is about 7.0 km away. Dhuraiya is about 17 km away. Banka is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.