About Jakhuni Village

Jakhuni is a small village in Jaswan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 381, made up of 190 males and 191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177112, 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	Jaswan
Pincode	177112
Area (hectares)	89.29 hectares
Population	381
Male Population	190
Female Population	191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,005
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 33rd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 379 residents. Its 89.29 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1092.

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 16 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, 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 Jakhuni
Nearest town	Dharamsala	6.6 km
Nearest railway station	Kangra Mandir	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jaswan	16 km
District headquarters	Kangra	16 km

Villages closest to Jakhuni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaswan 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 381. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 379 residents.

Jakhuni village has 190 males and 191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakhuni has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Jakhuni is 177112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakhuni covers 89.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jakhuni falls under Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jakhuni is Kangra Mandir, 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 village for Jakhuni.

Jakhuni is about 16 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 Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district. Dharamsala is about 6.6 km away. Kangra Mandir is about 15 km away. Jaswan is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.