About Jaska Village

Jaska is one of the larger villages in Vadnagar tehsil, in the district of Mahesana, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,746, made up of 3,505 males and 3,241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1171.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 384315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaska Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaska village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Mahesana
Tehsil	Vadnagar
Pincode	384315
Area (hectares)	1171.4 hectares
Population	6,746
Male Population	3,505
Female Population	3,241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jaska compares

By the 2011 count Jaska is the 5th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,791 residents. Its 1171.4 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Jaska

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

How far is Jaska from other places

Jaska lies about 29 km from Mahesana, and the nearest railway station is Kesimpa, about 9.7 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 Jaska
Nearest railway station	Kesimpa	9.7 km
Nearest town	Kherālu	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Vadnagar	11 km
District headquarters	Mahesana	29 km

Villages closest to Jaska

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaska village had a population of 6,746. That makes it the 5th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,791 residents.

Jaska village has 3,505 males and 3,241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaska has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Jaska is 384315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaska covers 1171.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jaska falls under Vadnagar tehsil of Mahesana district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Jaska is Kesimpa, about 9.7 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 10+ km distance for Jaska.

Jaska is about 29 km from Mahesana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaska is in Vadnagar tehsil of Mahesana district. Kesimpa is about 9.7 km away. Kherālu is about 11 km away. Vadnagar is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.