About Jhajka Village

Jhajka is a small village in Thathri tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 161, made up of 86 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhajka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhajka village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Doda
Tehsil	Thathri
Pincode	182201
Area (hectares)	42.1 hectares
Population	161
Male Population	86
Female Population	75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	872
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhajka compares

By the 2011 count Jhajka is the 83rd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 652 residents. Its 42.1 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Jhajka

Jhajka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhajka as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhajka from other places

Jhajka lies about 15 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 54 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 Jhajka
District headquarters	Doda	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thathri	17 km
Nearest railway station	Udhampur	54 km

Villages closest to Jhajka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhajka village had a population of 161. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 652 residents.

Jhajka village has 86 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhajka has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Jhajka is 182201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhajka covers 42.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhajka falls under Thathri tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Jhajka is Udhampur, about 54 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhajka.

Jhajka is about 15 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhajka is in Thathri tehsil of Doda district. Doda is about 15 km away. Thathri is about 17 km away. Udhampur is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.