Skip to main content

About Jhakhni Village

Jhakhni is a small village in Gangdhar tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 365, made up of 169 males and 196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,160 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhakhni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhakhni village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Gangdhar
Pincode 326515
Area (hectares) 157 hectares
Population 365
Male Population 169
Female Population 196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,160
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 Jhakhni compares

By the 2011 count Jhakhni is the 143rd largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 865 residents. Its 157 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Jhakhni

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

Jhakhni lies about 97 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Chowmahala, about 9.2 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 Jhakhni
Nearest railway station Chowmahala 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangdhar 12 km
Nearest town Alot 23 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 97 km

Villages closest to Jhakhni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhakhni village had a population of 365. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 865 residents.

Jhakhni village has 169 males and 196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhakhni has about 1160 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Jhakhni is 326515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhakhni covers 157 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhakhni falls under Gangdhar tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Jhakhni is Chowmahala, about 9.2 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 Jhakhni.

Jhakhni is about 97 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhakhni is in Gangdhar tehsil of Jhalawar district. Chowmahala is about 9.2 km away. Gangdhar is about 12 km away. Alot is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koondla (under 2 km), Semli Gehlot (2.0 km) and Nipaniya Jhala (2.2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All