About Jakhran Village

Jakhran is a mid sized village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 594, made up of 338 males and 256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 757 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakhran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakhran village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Patiala
Tehsil	Rajpura
Pincode	140401
Area (hectares)	201 hectares
Population	594
Male Population	338
Female Population	256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	757
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jakhran compares

By the 2011 count Jakhran is the 169th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 201 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Jakhran

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

How far is Jakhran from other places

Jakhran lies about 18 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Kauli, about 3.7 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 Jakhran
Nearest railway station	Kauli	3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajpura	6.4 km
District headquarters	Patiala	18 km

Villages closest to Jakhran

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.

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Common questions about Jakhran

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakhran village had a population of 594. That makes it the 169th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Jakhran village has 338 males and 256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakhran has about 757 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Jakhran is 140401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakhran covers 201 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jakhran falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jakhran is Kauli, about 3.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jakhran.

Jakhran is about 18 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakhran is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Kauli is about 3.7 km away. Rajpura is about 6.4 km away. Patiala is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.