About Jakh Village

Jakh is a mid sized village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 603, made up of 273 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,209 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakh village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Karnaprayag
Pincode	246429
Area (hectares)	151.09 hectares
Population	603
Male Population	273
Female Population	330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,209
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 Jakh compares

By the 2011 count Jakh is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 151.09 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1199.

Getting to Jakh

Jakh is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jakh 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 Jakh from other places

Jakh lies about 21 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 87 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 Jakh
Tehsil headquarters	Karnaprayag	2.5 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	21 km
Nearest town	Srīnagar	42 km
Nearest railway station	Kotdwara	87 km

Villages closest to Jakh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakh village had a population of 603. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Jakh village has 273 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakh has about 1209 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1199.

The pincode recorded for Jakh is 246429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakh covers 151.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jakh falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jakh is Kotdwara, about 87 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 Jakh.

Jakh is about 21 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakh is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Karnaprayag is about 2.5 km away. Chamoli is about 21 km away. Srīnagar is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.