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About Jakapur Village

Jakapur is a mid sized village in Bhokar tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 796, made up of 408 males and 388 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 417.39 hectares hectares.

Jakapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Bhokar
Area (hectares) 417.39 hectares
Population 796
Male Population 408
Female Population 388
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jakapur compares

By the 2011 count Jakapur is the 60th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,327 residents. Its 417.39 hectares work out to about 1.9 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Jakapur

Jakapur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jakapur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jakapur from other places

Jakapur lies about 37 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Bhokar, about 3.3 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 Jakapur
Nearest railway station Bhokar 3.3 km
District headquarters Nanded 37 km

Villages closest to Jakapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakapur village had a population of 796. That makes it the 60th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,327 residents.

Jakapur village has 408 males and 388 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakapur has about 951 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 956.

Jakapur covers 417.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jakapur falls under Bhokar tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jakapur is Bhokar, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jakapur.

Jakapur is about 37 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakapur is in Bhokar tehsil of Nanded district. Bhokar is about 3.3 km away. Nanded is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hassapur (under 2 km), Mhalsapur (under 2 km) and Ritha (3.0 km).

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

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