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About Jhakra Village

Jhakra is a small village in Kanda tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 432, made up of 205 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,107 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263640, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhakra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhakra village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Kanda
Pincode 263640
Area (hectares) 125.57 hectares
Population 432
Male Population 205
Female Population 227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,107
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhakra compares

By the 2011 count Jhakra is the 12th 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 125.57 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1205.

Getting to Jhakra

Jhakra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhakra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Hathrsiya, Jagthali, Jakhani and Jalmani. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jhakra

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhakra village had a population of 432. That makes it the 12th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 168 residents.

Jhakra village has 205 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhakra has about 1107 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1205.

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

Jhakra covers 125.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhakra falls under Kanda tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Jhakra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhakra.

Jhakra is in Kanda tehsil of Bageshwar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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