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About Jakhola Village

Jakhola is a small village in Bangana tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 155, made up of 81 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakhola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakhola village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Tehsil Bangana
Pincode 174307
Area (hectares) 46.03 hectares
Population 155
Male Population 81
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jakhola compares

By the 2011 count Jakhola is the 166th largest of the 300 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 241 residents. Its 46.03 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Jakhola

Jakhola is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jakhola as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jakhola from other places

Jakhola lies about 36 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 23 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 Jakhola
Tehsil headquarters Bangana 20 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 23 km
District headquarters Una 36 km
Nearest town Talwāra 43 km

Villages closest to Jakhola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakhola village had a population of 155. That makes it the 166th largest of the 300 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 241 residents.

Jakhola village has 81 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakhola has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Jakhola is 174307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakhola covers 46.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jakhola falls under Bangana tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jakhola is Amb Andaura, about 23 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jakhola.

Jakhola is about 36 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakhola is in Bangana tehsil of Una district. Bangana is about 20 km away. Amb Andaura is about 23 km away. Una is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Changreri (under 2 km), Karor Brahmna (under 2 km) and Karor Rajputan (under 2 km).

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

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