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About Jakowal Village

Jakowal is a small village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 383, made up of 193 males and 190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144203
Area (hectares) 62 hectares
Population 383
Male Population 193
Female Population 190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
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 Jakowal compares

By the 2011 count Jakowal is the 260th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Jakowal

The census records public bus service for Jakowal 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 Jakowal from other places

Jakowal lies about 32 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Kartoli Punjab, about 14 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 Jakowal
Nearest railway station Kartoli Punjab 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 15 km
Nearest town Dasūya 15 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 32 km

Villages closest to Jakowal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakowal village had a population of 383. That makes it the 260th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Jakowal village has 193 males and 190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakowal has about 984 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 984.

The pincode recorded for Jakowal is 144203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakowal covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jakowal falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jakowal is Kartoli Punjab, about 14 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 Jakowal.

Jakowal is about 32 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakowal is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Kartoli Punjab is about 14 km away. Dasua is about 15 km away. Dasūya is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Makoowal (under 2 km), Sansarpur (1.5 km) and Chhangial (2.1 km).

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

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