About Jakhani Village

Jakhani is a small village in Nokha tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 335, made up of 180 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakhani village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Nokha
Pincode	821113
Area (hectares)	175 hectares
Population	335
Male Population	180
Female Population	155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	861
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jakhani compares

By the 2011 count Jakhani is the 73rd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,834 residents. Its 175 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Jakhani

Jakhani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jakhani as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jakhani from other places

Jakhani lies about 50 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Khairadih Halt, about 3.3 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 Jakhani
Nearest railway station	Khairadih Halt	3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nokha	6.5 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	50 km

Villages closest to Jakhani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakhani village had a population of 335. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,834 residents.

Jakhani village has 180 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakhani has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Jakhani is 821113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakhani covers 175 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jakhani falls under Nokha tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jakhani is Khairadih Halt, about 3.3 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 village for Jakhani.

Jakhani is about 50 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakhani is in Nokha tehsil of Rohtas district. Khairadih Halt is about 3.3 km away. Nokha is about 6.5 km away. Rohtas is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.