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About Jakhri Village

Jakhri is one of the larger villages in Raniwara tehsil, in the district of Jalor, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,992, made up of 3,145 males and 2,847 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2163 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 343040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakhri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakhri village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jalor
Tehsil Raniwara
Pincode 343040
Area (hectares) 2163 hectares
Population 5,992
Male Population 3,145
Female Population 2,847
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jakhri compares

By the 2011 count Jakhri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents. Its 2163 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Jakhri

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

Jakhri lies about 87 km from Jalor, and the nearest railway station is Marwar Ratanpur, about 2.2 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 Jakhri
Nearest railway station Marwar Ratanpur 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Raniwara 8.8 km
Nearest town Dhanera 24 km
District headquarters Jalor 87 km

Villages closest to Jakhri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakhri village had a population of 5,992. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents.

Jakhri village has 3,145 males and 2,847 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakhri has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Jakhri is 343040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakhri covers 2163 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jakhri falls under Raniwara tehsil of Jalor district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Jakhri is Marwar Ratanpur, about 2.2 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 Jakhri.

Jakhri is about 87 km from Jalor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakhri is in Raniwara tehsil of Jalor district. Marwar Ratanpur is about 2.2 km away. Raniwara is about 8.8 km away. Dhanera is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badlu (2.3 km), Ratanpur (3.1 km) and Singawas (4.7 km).

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

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