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About Jakha Village

Jakha is a large village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Patan, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,002, made up of 1,009 males and 993 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 593.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 384285, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakha village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Patan
Tehsil Patan
Pincode 384285
Area (hectares) 593.47 hectares
Population 2,002
Male Population 1,009
Female Population 993
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jakha compares

By the 2011 count Jakha is the 62nd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,288 residents. Its 593.47 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Jakha

Jakha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jakha 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 Jakha from other places

Jakha lies about 20 km from Patan, and the nearest railway station is Wayad, about 15 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 Jakha
Nearest railway station Wayad 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Patan 20 km
Nearest town Pātan 20 km

Villages closest to Jakha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakha village had a population of 2,002. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,288 residents.

Jakha village has 1,009 males and 993 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakha has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Jakha is 384285. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakha covers 593.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jakha falls under Patan tehsil of Patan district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Jakha is Wayad, about 15 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 Jakha.

Jakha is about 20 km from Patan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakha is in Patan tehsil of Patan district. Wayad is about 15 km away. Patan is about 20 km away. Pātan is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vasni (under 2 km), Lakshmipura (2.9 km) and Haidarpura (3.5 km).

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

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