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About Jakh Village

Jakh is a small village in Kasauli tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 54, made up of 28 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kasauli
Pincode 173204
Area (hectares) 18.39 hectares
Population 54
Male Population 28
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jakh compares

By the 2011 count Jakh is the 186th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 208 residents. Its 18.39 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Jakh

Jakh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jakh as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jakh from other places

Jakh lies about 17 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Gumman, about 8.0 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 Jakh
Nearest railway station Gumman 8.0 km
Nearest town Pinjaur 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasauli 14 km
District headquarters Solan 17 km

Villages closest to Jakh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakh village had a population of 54. That makes it the 186th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 208 residents.

Jakh village has 28 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakh has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Jakh is 173204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakh covers 18.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jakh falls under Kasauli tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jakh is Gumman, about 8.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jakh.

Jakh is about 17 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakh is in Kasauli tehsil of Solan district. Gumman is about 8.0 km away. Pinjaur is about 9.7 km away. Kasauli is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jakhrora (under 2 km), Naraini (under 2 km) and Paratha (1.9 km).

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

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