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About Jakha Village

Jakha is a mid sized village in Kulpahar tehsil, in the district of Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,677, made up of 870 males and 807 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 415.46 hectares hectares.

Jakha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahoba
Tehsil Kulpahar
Area (hectares) 415.46 hectares
Population 1,677
Male Population 870
Female Population 807
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jakha compares

By the 2011 count Jakha is the 63rd largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 415.46 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 872.

Getting to Jakha

Jakha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jakha 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 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 46 km from Mahoba, and the nearest railway station is Ghutai, about 20 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 town Rāth 17 km
Nearest railway station Ghutai 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Kulpahar 24 km
District headquarters Mahoba 46 km

Villages closest to Jakha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kulpahar 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 1,677. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Jakha village has 870 males and 807 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakha has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 872.

Jakha covers 415.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jakha falls under Kulpahar tehsil of Mahoba district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jakha is Ghutai, about 20 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jakha.

Jakha is about 46 km from Mahoba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakha is in Kulpahar tehsil of Mahoba district. Rāth is about 17 km away. Ghutai is about 20 km away. Kulpahar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lodhipura (1.8 km), Shergarh (2.1 km) and Turra Muhar (2.2 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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