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About Jakhane Village

Jakhane is a mid sized village in Sindkhede tehsil, in the district of Dhule, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,218, made up of 623 males and 595 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 381 hectares hectares.

Jakhane Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakhane village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Dhule
Tehsil Sindkhede
Area (hectares) 381 hectares
Population 1,218
Male Population 623
Female Population 595
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jakhane compares

By the 2011 count Jakhane is the 80th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents. Its 381 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Jakhane

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

Jakhane lies about 30 km from Dhule, and the nearest railway station is Sonshelu, about 16 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 Jakhane
Nearest railway station Sonshelu 16 km
Nearest town Dondaicha 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Sindkhede 30 km
District headquarters Dhule 30 km

Villages closest to Jakhane

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakhane village had a population of 1,218. That makes it the 80th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents.

Jakhane village has 623 males and 595 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakhane has about 955 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 943.

Jakhane covers 381 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jakhane falls under Sindkhede tehsil of Dhule district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jakhane is Sonshelu, about 16 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 10+ km distance for Jakhane.

Jakhane is about 30 km from Dhule in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakhane is in Sindkhede tehsil of Dhule district. Sonshelu is about 16 km away. Dondaicha is about 22 km away. Sindkhede is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shewade (3.5 km), Arave (3.6 km) and Rami (3.6 km).

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

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