About Jakher Village

Jakher is a small village in Baldwara tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 153, made up of 76 males and 77 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakher Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakher village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Baldwara
Pincode	175023
Area (hectares)	56.66 hectares
Population	153
Male Population	76
Female Population	77
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,013
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jakher compares

By the 2011 count Jakher is the 111th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 329 residents. Its 56.66 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1051.

Getting to Jakher

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

Jakher lies about 18 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 42 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 Jakher
Tehsil headquarters	Baldwara	5.5 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	11 km
District headquarters	Mandi	18 km
Nearest railway station	Olinda	42 km

Villages closest to Jakher

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakher village had a population of 153. That makes it the 111th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 329 residents.

Jakher village has 76 males and 77 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakher has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1051.

The pincode recorded for Jakher is 175023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakher covers 56.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jakher falls under Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jakher is Olinda, about 42 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 Jakher.

Jakher is about 18 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakher is in Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district. Baldwara is about 5.5 km away. Sundarnagar is about 11 km away. Mandi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.