About Jakhed Village

Jakhed is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 212, made up of 110 males and 102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakhed village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Kandaghat
Pincode	173215
Area (hectares)	208 hectares
Population	212
Male Population	110
Female Population	102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jakhed compares

By the 2011 count Jakhed is the 49th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 208 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Jakhed

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

Jakhed lies about 7.1 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 4.0 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 Jakhed
Nearest railway station	Salogra	4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kandaghat	6.5 km
District headquarters	Solan	7.1 km

Villages closest to Jakhed

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 Jakhed

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakhed village had a population of 212. That makes it the 49th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Jakhed village has 110 males and 102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakhed has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Jakhed is 173215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakhed covers 208 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Jakhed is Salogra, about 4.0 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 Jakhed.

Jakhed is about 7.1 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakhed is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Salogra is about 4.0 km away. Kandaghat is about 6.5 km away. Solan is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.