About Jakh Village

Jakh is a mid sized village in Bhandara tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 716, made up of 365 males and 351 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 436.04 hectares hectares.

Jakh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakh village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Bhandara
Tehsil	Bhandara
Area (hectares)	436.04 hectares
Population	716
Male Population	365
Female Population	351
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
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 Jakh compares

By the 2011 count Jakh is the 78th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 436.04 hectares work out to about 1.6 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Jakh

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

Jakh lies about 5.8 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Khat, about 8.6 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 Jakh
Tehsil headquarters	Bhandara	5.8 km
Nearest town	Bhandāra	5.8 km
Nearest railway station	Khat	8.6 km

Villages closest to Jakh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakh village had a population of 716. That makes it the 78th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Jakh village has 365 males and 351 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakh has about 962 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 959.

Jakh covers 436.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jakh falls under Bhandara tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jakh is Khat, about 8.6 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 Jakh.

Jakh is about 5.8 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakh is in Bhandara tehsil of Bhandara district. Bhandara is about 5.8 km away. Bhandāra is about 5.8 km away. Khat is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.