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About Jakha Pura Village

Jakha Pura is a large village in Jakhapura tehsil, in the district of Jajapur, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,152, made up of 2,152 males and 2,000 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1280 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 755026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakha Pura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakha Pura village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Jajapur
Tehsil Jakhapura
Pincode 755026
Area (hectares) 1280 hectares
Population 4,152
Male Population 2,152
Female Population 2,000
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Jakha Pura compares

By the 2011 count Jakha Pura is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,403 residents. Its 1280 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Jakha Pura

Jakha Pura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jakha Pura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jakha Pura from other places

Jakha Pura lies about 6.1 km from Jajapur, and the nearest railway station is Jakhapura Junction, about under 2 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 Jakha Pura
Tehsil headquarters Jakhapura under 2 km
Nearest railway station Jakhapura Junction under 2 km
District headquarters Jajapur 6.1 km
Nearest town Byasanagar 8.9 km

Villages closest to Jakha Pura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jakhapura 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 Jakha Pura

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakha Pura village had a population of 4,152. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,403 residents.

Jakha Pura village has 2,152 males and 2,000 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakha Pura has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Jakha Pura is 755026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakha Pura covers 1280 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jakha Pura falls under Jakhapura tehsil of Jajapur district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Jakha Pura is Jakhapura Junction, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jakha Pura.

Jakha Pura is about 6.1 km from Jajapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakha Pura is in Jakhapura tehsil of Jajapur district. Jakhapura is about under 2 km away. Jakhapura Junction is about under 2 km away. Jajapur is about 6.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mangal Pur (19 km).

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

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