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About Jakh Laga Sainj Village

Jakh Laga Sainj is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 118, made up of 71 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 662 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246453, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakh Laga Sainj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakh Laga Sainj village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246453
Area (hectares) 32.11 hectares
Population 118
Male Population 71
Female Population 47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 662
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 Laga Sainj compares

By the 2011 count Jakh Laga Sainj is the 207th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 32.11 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Jakh Laga Sainj

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

Jakh Laga Sainj lies about 29 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 90 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 Laga Sainj
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 14 km
District headquarters Chamoli 29 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 62 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 90 km

Villages closest to Jakh Laga Sainj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakh Laga Sainj village had a population of 118. That makes it the 207th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Jakh Laga Sainj village has 71 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakh Laga Sainj has about 662 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Jakh Laga Sainj is 246453. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakh Laga Sainj covers 32.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jakh Laga Sainj falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jakh Laga Sainj is Ramnagar, about 90 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 Laga Sainj.

Jakh Laga Sainj is about 29 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakh Laga Sainj is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 14 km away. Chamoli is about 29 km away. Srīnagar is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jakh (under 2 km), Jakhwal Kot (under 2 km) and Jaspur Laga Jakh (under 2 km).

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

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