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About Jakheti Village

Jakheti is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13, made up of 6 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,167 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246176, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakheti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakheti village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246176
Area (hectares) 13.08 hectares
Population 13
Male Population 6
Female Population 7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,167
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 Jakheti compares

By the 2011 count Jakheti is the 618th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 13.08 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Jakheti

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

Jakheti 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 Jakheti
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 5.6 km
District headquarters Garhwal 46 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 53 km

Villages closest to Jakheti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakheti village had a population of 13. That makes it the 618th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Jakheti village has 6 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakheti has about 1167 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Jakheti is 246176. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakheti covers 13.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jakheti falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jakheti 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jakheti.

Jakheti 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.

Jakheti is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 5.6 km away. Garhwal is about 46 km away. Rishikesh is about 53 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), Thapla (under 2 km) and Kaloun (2.1 km).

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

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