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About Jakholu Village

Jakholu is a small village in Chaubattakhal tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 39, made up of 17 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,294 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakholu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakholu village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Chaubattakhal
Pincode 246131
Area (hectares) 29.49 hectares
Population 39
Male Population 17
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,294
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 Jakholu compares

By the 2011 count Jakholu is the 190th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 155 residents. Its 29.49 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Jakholu

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

Jakholu lies about 26 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 37 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 Jakholu
Tehsil headquarters Chaubattakhal 6.7 km
Nearest town Pauri 21 km
District headquarters Garhwal 26 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 37 km

Villages closest to Jakholu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakholu village had a population of 39. That makes it the 190th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 155 residents.

Jakholu village has 17 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakholu has about 1294 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Jakholu is 246131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakholu covers 29.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jakholu falls under Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jakholu is Kotdwara, about 37 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 Jakholu.

Jakholu is about 26 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakholu is in Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district. Chaubattakhal is about 6.7 km away. Pauri is about 21 km away. Garhwal is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaintoli Bichli (under 2 km), Jamrala (under 2 km) and Ansari Thapli (under 2 km).

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

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