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About Jakhera Village

Jakhera is a large village in Degana tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,938, made up of 1,989 males and 1,949 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2428.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 341301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakhera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakhera village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Nagaur
Tehsil Degana
Pincode 341301
Area (hectares) 2428.64 hectares
Population 3,938
Male Population 1,989
Female Population 1,949
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jakhera compares

By the 2011 count Jakhera is the 12th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents. Its 2428.64 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Jakhera

Jakhera is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jakhera 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jakhera from other places

Jakhera lies about 62 km from Nagaur, and the nearest railway station is Kiroda, about 5.8 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 Jakhera
Nearest railway station Kiroda 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Degana 18 km
Nearest town Borāwar 34 km
District headquarters Nagaur 62 km

Villages closest to Jakhera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakhera village had a population of 3,938. That makes it the 12th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents.

Jakhera village has 1,989 males and 1,949 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakhera has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Jakhera is 341301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakhera covers 2428.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jakhera falls under Degana tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Jakhera is Kiroda, about 5.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jakhera.

Jakhera is about 62 km from Nagaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakhera is in Degana tehsil of Nagaur district. Kiroda is about 5.8 km away. Degana is about 18 km away. Borāwar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajapura (2.2 km), Kanwal (4.4 km) and Kutiyasani Kalan (4.5 km).

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

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