About Jakhrion Village

Jakhrion is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 223, made up of 126 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 770 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakhrion Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakhrion village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Kandaghat
Pincode	173222
Area (hectares)	124.05 hectares
Population	223
Male Population	126
Female Population	97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	770
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jakhrion compares

By the 2011 count Jakhrion is the 42nd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 124.05 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 967.

Getting to Jakhrion

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

Jakhrion lies about 27 km from Solan, 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 Jakhrion
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	8.9 km
Nearest town	Shimla	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kandaghat	21 km
District headquarters	Solan	27 km

Villages closest to Jakhrion

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakhrion village had a population of 223. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Jakhrion village has 126 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakhrion has about 770 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Jakhrion is 173222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakhrion covers 124.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jakhrion falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jakhrion 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jakhrion.

Jakhrion is about 27 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakhrion is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Jutogh is about 8.9 km away. Shimla is about 12 km away. Kandaghat is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.