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About Jalekh Village

Jalekh is a small village in Kapkot tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 259, made up of 126 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263642, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalekh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalekh village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Kapkot
Pincode 263642
Area (hectares) 118.72 hectares
Population 259
Male Population 126
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
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 Jalekh compares

By the 2011 count Jalekh is the 80th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 118.72 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 1098.

Getting to Jalekh

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

Jalekh lies about 18 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 82 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 Jalekh
Tehsil headquarters Kapkot 2.0 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 18 km
Nearest town Almora 45 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 82 km

Villages closest to Jalekh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalekh village had a population of 259. That makes it the 80th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Jalekh village has 126 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalekh has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1098.

The pincode recorded for Jalekh is 263642. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalekh covers 118.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jalekh falls under Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jalekh is Kathgodam, about 82 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 Jalekh.

Jalekh is about 18 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalekh is in Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district. Kapkot is about 2.0 km away. Bageshwar is about 18 km away. Almora is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadera (under 2 km), Hichauri (1.6 km) and Kapkot (2.0 km).

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

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