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About Jokha Village

Jokha is a large village in Kamrej tehsil, in the district of Surat, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,085, made up of 1,048 males and 1,037 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 666.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 394326, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jokha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jokha village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Surat
Tehsil Kamrej
Pincode 394326
Area (hectares) 666.84 hectares
Population 2,085
Male Population 1,048
Female Population 1,037
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jokha compares

By the 2011 count Jokha is the 23rd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,644 residents. Its 666.84 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 949.

Getting to Jokha

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

Jokha lies about 20 km from Surat, and the nearest railway station is Bagumra, about 10 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 Jokha
Tehsil headquarters Kamrej 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Bagumra 10 km
Nearest town Kadodara 10 km
District headquarters Surat 20 km

Villages closest to Jokha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jokha village had a population of 2,085. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,644 residents.

Jokha village has 1,048 males and 1,037 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jokha has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Jokha is 394326. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jokha covers 666.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jokha falls under Kamrej tehsil of Surat district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Jokha is Bagumra, about 10 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 Jokha.

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

Jokha is in Kamrej tehsil of Surat district. Kamrej is about 7.5 km away. Bagumra is about 10 km away. Kadodara is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Digas (4.4 km), Sevni (5.3 km) and Ghala (6.8 km).

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

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