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About Jakha Village

Jakha is a mid sized village in Sahawar tehsil, in the district of Kanshiram Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,153, made up of 599 males and 554 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 207241, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanshiram Nagar
Tehsil Sahawar
Pincode 207241
Area (hectares) 253.88 hectares
Population 1,153
Male Population 599
Female Population 554
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jakha compares

By the 2011 count Jakha is the 99th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,681 residents. Its 253.88 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Jakha

Jakha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jakha as Available within village. 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 Jakha from other places

Jakha lies about 13 km from Kanshiram Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Badhari Kalan, about 7.2 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 Jakha
Nearest railway station Badhari Kalan 7.2 km
Nearest town Kāsganj 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Sahawar 12 km
District headquarters Kanshiram Nagar 13 km

Villages closest to Jakha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakha village had a population of 1,153. That makes it the 99th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,681 residents.

Jakha village has 599 males and 554 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakha has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 884.

The pincode recorded for Jakha is 207241. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakha covers 253.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jakha falls under Sahawar tehsil of Kanshiram Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jakha is Badhari Kalan, about 7.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jakha.

Jakha is about 13 km from Kanshiram Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakha is in Sahawar tehsil of Kanshiram Nagar district. Badhari Kalan is about 7.2 km away. Kāsganj is about 12 km away. Sahawar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaupara (under 2 km), Harthara (under 2 km) and Lakhmipur (1.5 km).

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

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