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About Jakhbar Village

Jakhbar is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 700, made up of 371 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakhbar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakhbar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145025
Area (hectares) 54 hectares
Population 700
Male Population 371
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jakhbar compares

By the 2011 count Jakhbar is the 175th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 54 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Jakhbar

The census records public bus service for Jakhbar as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Jakhbar from other places

Jakhbar lies about 29 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Sarna, 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 Jakhbar
Nearest railway station Sarna 3.3 km
Nearest town Sujānpur 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 9.8 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 29 km

Villages closest to Jakhbar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakhbar village had a population of 700. That makes it the 175th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Jakhbar village has 371 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakhbar has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Jakhbar is 145025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakhbar covers 54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jakhbar falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jakhbar is Sarna, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jakhbar.

Jakhbar is about 29 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakhbar is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Sarna is about 3.3 km away. Sujānpur is about 7.5 km away. Pathankot is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muradpur (under 2 km), Sherpur (under 2 km) and Sherpur Giddarpur (under 2 km).

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

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