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About Jakhani Village

Jakhani is a small village in Kanda tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 403, made up of 184 males and 219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,190 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263640, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakhani village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Kanda
Pincode 263640
Area (hectares) 158.3 hectares
Population 403
Male Population 184
Female Population 219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,190
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 Jakhani compares

By the 2011 count Jakhani is the 15th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 168 residents. Its 158.3 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1205.

Getting to Jakhani

Jakhani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jakhani 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 Jakhani from other places

Jakhani lies about 68 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 49 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 Jakhani
Tehsil headquarters Kanda 26 km
Nearest town Pauri 46 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 49 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 68 km

Villages closest to Jakhani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakhani village had a population of 403. That makes it the 15th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 168 residents.

Jakhani village has 184 males and 219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakhani has about 1190 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1205.

The pincode recorded for Jakhani is 263640. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakhani covers 158.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jakhani falls under Kanda tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jakhani is Ramnagar, about 49 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 Jakhani.

Jakhani is about 68 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakhani is in Kanda tehsil of Bageshwar district. Kanda is about 26 km away. Pauri is about 46 km away. Ramnagar is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhadaura (under 2 km), Tarkhet (7.4 km) and Kholagaon (8.0 km).

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

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