About Jakhau Village

Jakhau is one of the larger villages in Abdasa tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,369, made up of 2,716 males and 2,653 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13014.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370640, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakhau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakhau village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Kachchh
Tehsil	Abdasa
Pincode	370640
Area (hectares)	13014.48 hectares
Population	5,369
Male Population	2,716
Female Population	2,653
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jakhau compares

By the 2011 count Jakhau is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 882 residents. Its 13014.48 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Jakhau

Jakhau is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jakhau as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Hajapar, Hamirpar, Hingania and Hothiay. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jakhau

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakhau village had a population of 5,369. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 882 residents.

Jakhau village has 2,716 males and 2,653 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakhau has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Jakhau is 370640. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakhau covers 13014.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jakhau falls under Abdasa tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The census record for Jakhau notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jakhau.

Jakhau is in Abdasa tehsil of Kachchh district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.