About Jakhi Village

Jakhi is a mid sized village in Chirgaon tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 626, made up of 344 males and 282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 820 females per 1000 males. The village covers 409.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakhi village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chirgaon
Pincode	171208
Area (hectares)	409.53 hectares
Population	626
Male Population	344
Female Population	282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	820
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jakhi compares

By the 2011 count Jakhi is the 17th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 409.53 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Jakhi

Jakhi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jakhi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Jakhi from other places

Jakhi lies about 12 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 8.9 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 Jakhi
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chirgaon	12 km
District headquarters	Shimla	12 km

Villages closest to Jakhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakhi village had a population of 626. That makes it the 17th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Jakhi village has 344 males and 282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakhi has about 820 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Jakhi is 171208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakhi covers 409.53 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.

Jakhi falls under Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jakhi is Jutogh, about 8.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jakhi.

Jakhi is about 12 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakhi is in Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 8.9 km away. Chirgaon is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.