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About Jakher Village

Jakher is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 136, made up of 61 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,230 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakher Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakher village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246001
Area (hectares) 93.49 hectares
Population 136
Male Population 61
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,230
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 Jakher compares

By the 2011 count Jakher is the 238th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 93.49 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Jakher

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

Jakher lies about 50 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 40 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 Jakher
Nearest town Srīnagar 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 15 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 40 km
District headquarters Garhwal 50 km

Villages closest to Jakher

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 Jakher

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakher village had a population of 136. That makes it the 238th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Jakher village has 61 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakher has about 1230 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Jakher is 246001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakher covers 93.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jakher falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jakher is Rishikesh, about 40 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 Jakher.

Jakher is about 50 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakher is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Srīnagar is about 11 km away. Pauri is about 15 km away. Rishikesh is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nauli (2.1 km), Sandu (2.2 km) and Bhandalu (2.4 km).

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

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