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About Jaokna Village

Jaokna is a small village in Dalhousie tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 70, made up of 35 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaokna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaokna village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Dalhousie
Pincode 176306
Area (hectares) 48.18 hectares
Population 70
Male Population 35
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaokna compares

By the 2011 count Jaokna is the 108th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 48.18 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Jaokna

Jaokna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jaokna as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ghural, Goli, Guniala and Guthri. 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.

Common questions about Jaokna

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaokna village had a population of 70. That makes it the 108th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Jaokna village has 35 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaokna has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Jaokna is 176306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaokna covers 48.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jaokna falls under Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Jaokna 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 village for Jaokna.

Jaokna is in Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba 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.

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

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