About Jakhola Village

Jakhola is a small village in Joshimath tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 201, made up of 96 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246472, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakhola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakhola village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Joshimath
Pincode	246472
Area (hectares)	185.97 hectares
Population	201
Male Population	96
Female Population	105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,094
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jakhola compares

By the 2011 count Jakhola is the 48th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 319 residents. Its 185.97 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Jakhola

Jakhola is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jakhola as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Jakhola from other places

Jakhola lies about 17 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 121 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 Jakhola
Tehsil headquarters	Joshimath	11 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	17 km
Nearest town	Srīnagar	72 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	121 km

Villages closest to Jakhola

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

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Common questions about Jakhola

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakhola village had a population of 201. That makes it the 48th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 319 residents.

Jakhola village has 96 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakhola has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Jakhola is 246472. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakhola covers 185.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jakhola falls under Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jakhola is Rishikesh, about 121 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jakhola.

Jakhola is about 17 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakhola is in Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district. Joshimath is about 11 km away. Chamoli is about 17 km away. Srīnagar is about 72 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.