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About Jakhal Village

Jakhal is a large village in Sanchore tehsil, in the district of Jalor, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,078, made up of 1,618 males and 1,460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1037 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 343041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakhal village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jalor
Tehsil Sanchore
Pincode 343041
Area (hectares) 1037 hectares
Population 3,078
Male Population 1,618
Female Population 1,460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jakhal compares

By the 2011 count Jakhal is the 32nd largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,650 residents. Its 1037 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 918.

Getting to Jakhal

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

How far is Jakhal from other places

Jakhal lies about 99 km from Jalor, and the nearest railway station is Dugdol, about 39 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 Jakhal
Tehsil headquarters Sanchore 12 km
Nearest town Sānchor 12 km
Nearest railway station Dugdol 39 km
District headquarters Jalor 99 km

Villages closest to Jakhal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakhal village had a population of 3,078. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,650 residents.

Jakhal village has 1,618 males and 1,460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakhal has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Jakhal is 343041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakhal covers 1037 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jakhal falls under Sanchore tehsil of Jalor district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Jakhal is Dugdol, about 39 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Jakhal is about 99 km from Jalor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakhal is in Sanchore tehsil of Jalor district. Sanchore is about 12 km away. Sānchor is about 12 km away. Dugdol is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dangra (2.2 km), Bari (2.3 km) and Kola Rebariyon Ki Dhani (2.3 km).

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

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