About Jalakh Village

Jalakh 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 550, made up of 255 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,157 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalakh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalakh village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dera Gopipur
Pincode	176033
Area (hectares)	213.61 hectares
Population	550
Male Population	255
Female Population	295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,157
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jalakh compares

By the 2011 count Jalakh is the 75th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 213.61 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Jalakh

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

How far is Jalakh from other places

Jalakh lies about 14 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nandpur Bhatauli, about 1.9 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 Jalakh
Nearest railway station	Nandpur Bhatauli	1.9 km
District headquarters	Kangra	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dera Gopipur	17 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	25 km

Villages closest to Jalakh

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 Jalakh

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalakh village had a population of 550. That makes it the 75th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Jalakh village has 255 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalakh has about 1157 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Jalakh is 176033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalakh covers 213.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jalakh is Nandpur Bhatauli, about 1.9 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 village for Jalakh.

Jalakh is about 14 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalakh is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Nandpur Bhatauli is about 1.9 km away. Kangra is about 14 km away. Dera Gopipur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.