About Jothal Village

Jothal is a small village in Akhnoor tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 79, made up of 39 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jothal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jothal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Tehsil	Akhnoor
Pincode	185154
Area (hectares)	95.1 hectares
Population	79
Male Population	39
Female Population	40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,026
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jothal compares

By the 2011 count Jothal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 95.1 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Jothal

Jothal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jothal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Jothal from other places

Jothal lies about 13 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bajalta, about 4.4 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 Jothal
Nearest railway station	Bajalta	4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Akhnoor	13 km
District headquarters	Jammu	13 km

Villages closest to Jothal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jothal village had a population of 79. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Jothal village has 39 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jothal has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Jothal is 185154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jothal covers 95.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jothal falls under Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Jothal is Bajalta, about 4.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jothal.

Jothal is about 13 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jothal is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Bajalta is about 4.4 km away. Akhnoor is about 13 km away. Jammu is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.