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About Jakhale Village

Jakhale is a large village in Panhala tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,058, made up of 2,122 males and 1,936 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1025 hectares hectares.

Jakhale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakhale village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Panhala
Area (hectares) 1025 hectares
Population 4,058
Male Population 2,122
Female Population 1,936
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jakhale compares

By the 2011 count Jakhale is the 10th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 1025 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Jakhale

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

Jakhale lies about 16 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, 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 Jakhale
Tehsil headquarters Panhala 9.5 km
Nearest town Wadgaon 13 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 16 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 16 km

Villages closest to Jakhale

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakhale village had a population of 4,058. That makes it the 10th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Jakhale village has 2,122 males and 1,936 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakhale has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Jakhale covers 1025 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jakhale falls under Panhala tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jakhale is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, 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 <5 km distance for Jakhale.

Jakhale is about 16 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakhale is in Panhala tehsil of Kolhapur district. Panhala is about 9.5 km away. Wadgaon is about 13 km away. Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pokhale (under 2 km), Kekhale (under 2 km) and Bahirewadi (2.1 km).

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

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