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About Jakholi Village

Jakholi is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 238, made up of 121 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakholi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173208
Area (hectares) 59 hectares
Population 238
Male Population 121
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jakholi compares

By the 2011 count Jakholi is the 61st largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 59 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Jakholi

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

Jakholi lies about 32 km from Solan. 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 Jakholi
Nearest town Shimla 15 km
District headquarters Solan 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Arki 33 km

Villages closest to Jakholi

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

Common questions about Jakholi

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakholi village had a population of 238. That makes it the 61st largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Jakholi village has 121 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakholi has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Jakholi is 173208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakholi covers 59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jakholi falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Jakholi notes the nearest railway station 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 Jakholi.

Jakholi is about 32 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakholi is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Shimla is about 15 km away. Solan is about 32 km away. Arki is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chanda (under 2 km), Kiyari (under 2 km) and Nawan (4.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Jakholi today is likely to be higher.

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