About Jakhuni Village

Jakhuni is a mid sized village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 692, made up of 347 males and 345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakhuni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakhuni village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dera Gopipur
Pincode	177101
Area (hectares)	154.92 hectares
Population	692
Male Population	347
Female Population	345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	994
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jakhuni compares

By the 2011 count Jakhuni is the 46th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 154.92 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Jakhuni

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

How far is Jakhuni from other places

Jakhuni lies about 34 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kartoli Punjab, about 5.8 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 Jakhuni
Nearest railway station	Kartoli Punjab	5.8 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dera Gopipur	22 km
District headquarters	Kangra	34 km

Villages closest to Jakhuni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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 Jakhuni

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakhuni village had a population of 692. That makes it the 46th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Jakhuni village has 347 males and 345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakhuni has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Jakhuni is 177101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakhuni covers 154.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jakhuni falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jakhuni is Kartoli Punjab, about 5.8 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 village for Jakhuni.

Jakhuni is about 34 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakhuni is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Kartoli Punjab is about 5.8 km away. Talwāra is about 11 km away. Dera Gopipur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.