About Jaakh Village

Jaakh is a small village in THALISAIN tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 481, made up of 195 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,467 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaakh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaakh village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Garhwal
Tehsil	THALISAIN
Pincode	246130
Area (hectares)	129.97 hectares
Population	481
Male Population	195
Female Population	286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,467
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 Jaakh compares

By the 2011 count Jaakh is the 47th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 129.97 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1285.

Getting to Jaakh

Jaakh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jaakh 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 Jaakh from other places

Jaakh lies about 52 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 63 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 Jaakh
Tehsil headquarters	THALISAIN	14 km
Nearest town	Pauri	21 km
District headquarters	Garhwal	52 km
Nearest railway station	Kotdwara	63 km

Villages closest to Jaakh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaakh village had a population of 481. That makes it the 47th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Jaakh village has 195 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaakh has about 1467 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1285.

The pincode recorded for Jaakh is 246130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaakh covers 129.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jaakh falls under THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jaakh is Kotdwara, about 63 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 Jaakh.

Jaakh is about 52 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaakh is in THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district. THALISAIN is about 14 km away. Pauri is about 21 km away. Garhwal is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.