About Jakhua Village

Jakhua is a mid sized village in Revelganj tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,511, made up of 777 males and 734 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares.

Jakhua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakhua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Revelganj
Area (hectares)	74 hectares
Population	1,511
Male Population	777
Female Population	734
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	945
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jakhua compares

By the 2011 count Jakhua is the 21st largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,966 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Jakhua

Jakhua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jakhua as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jakhua from other places

Jakhua lies about 28 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Teknewas, about under 2 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 Jakhua
Nearest railway station	Teknewas	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Revelganj	5.7 km
District headquarters	Saran	28 km

Villages closest to Jakhua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakhua village had a population of 1,511. That makes it the 21st largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,966 residents.

Jakhua village has 777 males and 734 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakhua has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 923.

Jakhua covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jakhua falls under Revelganj tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jakhua is Teknewas, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jakhua.

Jakhua is about 28 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakhua is in Revelganj tehsil of Saran district. Teknewas is about under 2 km away. Revelganj is about 5.7 km away. Saran is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.