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About Jokahai Village

Jokahai is a mid sized village in Meja tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,668, made up of 868 males and 800 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jokahai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jokahai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Meja
Pincode 212305
Area (hectares) 276.19 hectares
Population 1,668
Male Population 868
Female Population 800
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jokahai compares

By the 2011 count Jokahai is the 113th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 276.19 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Jokahai

Jokahai is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jokahai as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Jokahai from other places

Jokahai lies about 28 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Bheerpur, about 13 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 Jokahai
Nearest railway station Bheerpur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Meja 23 km
District headquarters Allahabad 28 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 28 km

Villages closest to Jokahai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jokahai village had a population of 1,668. That makes it the 113th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Jokahai village has 868 males and 800 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jokahai has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Jokahai is 212305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jokahai covers 276.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jokahai falls under Meja tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jokahai is Bheerpur, about 13 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jokahai.

Jokahai is about 28 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jokahai is in Meja tehsil of Allahabad district. Bheerpur is about 13 km away. Meja is about 23 km away. Allahabad is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kukurhi (1.5 km), Pura Diwan (3.9 km) and Dhudha (5.3 km).

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

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