About Jakhmala Village

Jakhmala is a small village in Pokhari tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 247, made up of 118 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,093 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246473, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakhmala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakhmala village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Pokhari
Pincode	246473
Area (hectares)	66.33 hectares
Population	247
Male Population	118
Female Population	129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,093
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 Jakhmala compares

By the 2011 count Jakhmala is the 57th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 66.33 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 1152.

Getting to Jakhmala

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

Jakhmala lies about 59 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 58 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 Jakhmala
Tehsil headquarters	Pokhari	21 km
Nearest town	Almora	42 km
Nearest railway station	Ramnagar	58 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	59 km

Villages closest to Jakhmala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakhmala village had a population of 247. That makes it the 57th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Jakhmala village has 118 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakhmala has about 1093 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Jakhmala is 246473. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakhmala covers 66.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jakhmala falls under Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jakhmala is Ramnagar, about 58 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 Jakhmala.

Jakhmala is about 59 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakhmala is in Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district. Pokhari is about 21 km away. Almora is about 42 km away. Ramnagar is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.