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About Jakhepal Village

Jakhepal is a mid sized village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 506, made up of 273 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakhepal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakhepal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Rajpura
Pincode 147105
Area (hectares) 89 hectares
Population 506
Male Population 273
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jakhepal compares

By the 2011 count Jakhepal is the 181st largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 89 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Jakhepal

Jakhepal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jakhepal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jakhepal from other places

Jakhepal lies about 27 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Shambhu, 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 Jakhepal
Nearest railway station Shambhu 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajpura 7.5 km
District headquarters Patiala 27 km

Villages closest to Jakhepal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakhepal village had a population of 506. That makes it the 181st largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Jakhepal village has 273 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakhepal has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Jakhepal is 147105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakhepal covers 89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jakhepal falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jakhepal is Shambhu, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jakhepal.

Jakhepal is about 27 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakhepal is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Shambhu is about 3.3 km away. Rajpura is about 7.5 km away. Patiala is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chattar Nagar (under 2 km), Hashampur (under 2 km) and Naugawan (under 2 km).

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

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