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About Jakhet Village

Jakhet is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 175, made up of 80 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,188 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246487, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakhet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakhet village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Gairsain
Pincode 246487
Area (hectares) 46.06 hectares
Population 175
Male Population 80
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,188
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 Jakhet compares

By the 2011 count Jakhet is the 129th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 46.06 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 1219.

Getting to Jakhet

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

Jakhet lies about 32 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 78 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 Jakhet
Tehsil headquarters Gairsain 13 km
District headquarters Chamoli 32 km
Nearest town Pauri 40 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 78 km

Villages closest to Jakhet

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakhet village had a population of 175. That makes it the 129th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Jakhet village has 80 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakhet has about 1188 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Jakhet is 246487. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakhet covers 46.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jakhet falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jakhet is Kotdwara, about 78 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 Jakhet.

Jakhet is about 32 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakhet is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 13 km away. Chamoli is about 32 km away. Pauri is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bisarakheta Palla (under 2 km), Bukhara Kheta (under 2 km) and Ghuma Khet Malla (under 2 km).

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

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