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About Jakekur Village

Jakekur is a large village in Umarga tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,509, made up of 1,833 males and 1,676 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2408 hectares hectares.

Jakekur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakekur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Osmanabad
Tehsil Umarga
Area (hectares) 2408 hectares
Population 3,509
Male Population 1,833
Female Population 1,676
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jakekur compares

By the 2011 count Jakekur is the 19th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents. Its 2408 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Jakekur

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

Jakekur lies about 67 km from Osmanabad, and the nearest railway station is Kamalapura, about 53 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 Jakekur
Tehsil headquarters Umarga 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Kamalapura 53 km
District headquarters Osmanabad 67 km

Villages closest to Jakekur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakekur village had a population of 3,509. That makes it the 19th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents.

Jakekur village has 1,833 males and 1,676 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakekur has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Jakekur covers 2408 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jakekur falls under Umarga tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jakekur is Kamalapura, about 53 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 - 10 km distance for Jakekur.

Jakekur is about 67 km from Osmanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakekur is in Umarga tehsil of Osmanabad district. Umarga is about 6.0 km away. Kamalapura is about 53 km away. Osmanabad is about 67 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jakekurwadi (2.6 km), Yeli (3.2 km) and Aurad (3.8 km).

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

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