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About Jakhera Village

Jakhera is a large village in Una tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,342, made up of 1,193 males and 1,149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakhera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakhera village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Tehsil Una
Pincode 174315
Area (hectares) 199.93 hectares
Population 2,342
Male Population 1,193
Female Population 1,149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jakhera compares

By the 2011 count Jakhera is the 11th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,099 residents. Its 199.93 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Jakhera

Jakhera is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jakhera 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jakhera from other places

Jakhera lies about 29 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 9.0 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 Jakhera
Nearest railway station Mahngarwal Doaba 9.0 km
Nearest town Banga 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Una 29 km

Villages closest to Jakhera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakhera village had a population of 2,342. That makes it the 11th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,099 residents.

Jakhera village has 1,193 males and 1,149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakhera has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Jakhera is 174315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakhera covers 199.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jakhera falls under Una tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jakhera is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 9.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jakhera.

Jakhera is about 29 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakhera is in Una tehsil of Una district. Mahngarwal Doaba is about 9.0 km away. Banga is about 17 km away. Una is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majhlian (3.4 km), Bhrolian Khurd (5.1 km) and Majara (5.3 km).

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

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