About Jakha Village

Jakha is a mid sized village in Dodra Kwar tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 698, made up of 367 males and 331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakha village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Dodra Kwar
Pincode	171221
Area (hectares)	354.72 hectares
Population	698
Male Population	367
Female Population	331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jakha compares

By the 2011 count Jakha is the 5th largest of the 10 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 637 residents. Its 354.72 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Jakha

Jakha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jakha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Jakha from other places

Jakha lies about 12 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 8.5 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 Jakha
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dodra Kwar	12 km
District headquarters	Shimla	12 km

Villages closest to Jakha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dodra Kwar 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 Jakha

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakha village had a population of 698. That makes it the 5th largest of the 10 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 637 residents.

Jakha village has 367 males and 331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakha has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Jakha is 171221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakha covers 354.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jakha falls under Dodra Kwar tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jakha is Jutogh, about 8.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jakha.

Jakha 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.

Jakha is in Dodra Kwar tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 8.5 km away. Dodra Kwar 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.