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About Jalakha Village

Jalakha is a small village in Gabhana tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 65, made up of 39 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 667 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 202142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalakha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalakha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Gabhana
Pincode 202142
Area (hectares) 62.84 hectares
Population 65
Male Population 39
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 667
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 Jalakha compares

By the 2011 count Jalakha is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,953 residents. Its 62.84 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Jalakha

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

Jalakha lies about 30 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Danwar, about 8.0 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 Jalakha
Nearest railway station Danwar 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Gabhana 12 km
Nearest town Khair 14 km
District headquarters Aligarh 30 km

Villages closest to Jalakha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalakha village had a population of 65. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,953 residents.

Jalakha village has 39 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalakha has about 667 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 881.

The pincode recorded for Jalakha is 202142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalakha covers 62.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jalakha falls under Gabhana tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jalakha is Danwar, about 8.0 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 Jalakha.

Jalakha is about 30 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalakha is in Gabhana tehsil of Aligarh district. Danwar is about 8.0 km away. Gabhana is about 12 km away. Khair is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandaus (1.9 km), Rampur Shahpur (2.0 km) and Rampur (2.1 km).

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

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