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About Jakhad Village

Jakhad is a large village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,489, made up of 1,274 males and 1,215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2825.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakhad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakhad village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Udhampur
Tehsil Ramnagar
Pincode 182128
Area (hectares) 2825.1 hectares
Population 2,489
Male Population 1,274
Female Population 1,215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jakhad compares

By the 2011 count Jakhad is the 19th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents. Its 2825.1 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Jakhad

Jakhad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jakhad as Available within village. 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 Jakhad from other places

Jakhad lies about 19 km from Ramnagar, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 31 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 Jakhad
Tehsil headquarters Ramnagar 19 km
Nearest town Doda 29 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 31 km

Villages closest to Jakhad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakhad village had a population of 2,489. That makes it the 19th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents.

Jakhad village has 1,274 males and 1,215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakhad has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Jakhad is 182128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakhad covers 2825.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jakhad falls under Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Jakhad is Udhampur, about 31 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jakhad.

Jakhad is about 19 km from Ramnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakhad is in Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district. Ramnagar is about 19 km away. Doda is about 29 km away. Udhampur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dudu (3.0 km), Pachound (3.3 km) and Resali Thakrai (7.9 km).

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

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