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About Jakeikela Village

Jakeikela is a large village in Banei tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,157, made up of 1,090 males and 1,067 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 692 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakeikela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakeikela village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Banei
Pincode 770038
Area (hectares) 692 hectares
Population 2,157
Male Population 1,090
Female Population 1,067
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jakeikela compares

By the 2011 count Jakeikela is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 480 residents. Its 692 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Jakeikela

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

Jakeikela lies about 105 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Barsuan, about 17 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 Jakeikela
Tehsil headquarters Banei 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Barsuan 17 km
Nearest town Deogarh 36 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 105 km

Villages closest to Jakeikela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakeikela village had a population of 2,157. 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 480 residents.

Jakeikela village has 1,090 males and 1,067 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakeikela has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Jakeikela is 770038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakeikela covers 692 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jakeikela falls under Banei tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Jakeikela is Barsuan, about 17 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 village for Jakeikela.

Jakeikela is about 105 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakeikela is in Banei tehsil of Sundargarh district. Banei is about 6.1 km away. Barsuan is about 17 km away. Deogarh is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamkei (2.1 km), Talita (2.4 km) and Banjikusum (3.0 km).

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

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