About Jakhan Village

Jakhan is one of the larger villages in Osian tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,650, made up of 2,933 males and 2,717 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4009 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakhan village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jodhpur
Tehsil	Osian
Pincode	342312
Area (hectares)	4009 hectares
Population	5,650
Male Population	2,933
Female Population	2,717
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jakhan compares

By the 2011 count Jakhan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,818 residents. Its 4009 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Jakhan

Jakhan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jakhan 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Indon Ki Dhani Ii, Ishwar Nagar, Jagdamba Nagar and Jaitiyawas. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jakhan

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakhan village had a population of 5,650. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,818 residents.

Jakhan village has 2,933 males and 2,717 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakhan has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Jakhan is 342312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakhan covers 4009 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jakhan falls under Osian tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Jakhan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jakhan.

Jakhan is in Osian tehsil of Jodhpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.