About Jakhanu Village

Jakhanu is a mid sized village in Majalta tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,150, made up of 618 males and 532 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 380.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakhanu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakhanu village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Udhampur
Tehsil	Majalta
Pincode	182117
Area (hectares)	380.8 hectares
Population	1,150
Male Population	618
Female Population	532
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	861
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 Jakhanu compares

By the 2011 count Jakhanu is the 19th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,135 residents. Its 380.8 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 885.

Getting to Jakhanu

Jakhanu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jakhanu 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 Jakhanu from other places

Jakhanu lies about 34 km from Udhampur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, about 14 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 Jakhanu
Nearest town	Akhnūr	12 km
Nearest railway station	Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Majalta	34 km
District headquarters	Udhampur	34 km

Villages closest to Jakhanu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakhanu village had a population of 1,150. That makes it the 19th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,135 residents.

Jakhanu village has 618 males and 532 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakhanu has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 885.

The pincode recorded for Jakhanu is 182117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakhanu covers 380.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jakhanu falls under Majalta tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Jakhanu is Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, about 14 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 Jakhanu.

Jakhanu is about 34 km from Udhampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakhanu is in Majalta tehsil of Udhampur district. Akhnūr is about 12 km away. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra is about 14 km away. Majalta is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.