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About Jakhaniya Village

Jakhaniya is a mid sized village in Mandvi tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,010, made up of 493 males and 517 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1428.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370465, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakhaniya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakhaniya village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Mandvi
Pincode 370465
Area (hectares) 1428.13 hectares
Population 1,010
Male Population 493
Female Population 517
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jakhaniya compares

By the 2011 count Jakhaniya is the 46th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,652 residents. Its 1428.13 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Jakhaniya

Jakhaniya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jakhaniya 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jakhaniya from other places

Jakhaniya lies about 48 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is West Port, about 23 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 Jakhaniya
Tehsil headquarters Mandvi 12 km
Nearest town Māndvi 12 km
Nearest railway station West Port 23 km
District headquarters Kachchh 48 km

Villages closest to Jakhaniya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakhaniya village had a population of 1,010. That makes it the 46th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,652 residents.

Jakhaniya village has 493 males and 517 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakhaniya has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Jakhaniya is 370465. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakhaniya covers 1428.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jakhaniya falls under Mandvi tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Jakhaniya is West Port, about 23 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jakhaniya.

Jakhaniya is about 48 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakhaniya is in Mandvi tehsil of Kachchh district. Mandvi is about 12 km away. Māndvi is about 12 km away. West Port is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Talvana (2.7 km), Koday (3.9 km) and Goniyasar Nana (5.4 km).

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

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