About Jakh Village

Jakh is a small village in Srinagar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 174, made up of 76 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,289 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakh village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Garhwal
Tehsil	Srinagar
Pincode	246147
Area (hectares)	140.23 hectares
Population	174
Male Population	76
Female Population	98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,289
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jakh compares

By the 2011 count Jakh is the 44th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 189 residents. Its 140.23 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1158.

Getting to Jakh

Jakh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jakh as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 46 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 53 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
Nearest town	Pauri	5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Srinagar	6.8 km
District headquarters	Garhwal	46 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	53 km

Villages closest to Jakh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Srinagar 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 174. That makes it the 44th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 189 residents.

Jakh village has 76 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakh has about 1289 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1158.

The pincode recorded for Jakh is 246147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakh covers 140.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jakh falls under Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jakh is Rishikesh, about 53 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jakh.

Jakh is about 46 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakh is in Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 5.6 km away. Srinagar is about 6.8 km away. Garhwal is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.