About Jakh Village

Jakh is a small village in Kosya Kutauli tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 474, made up of 240 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakh village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Nainital
Tehsil	Kosya Kutauli
Pincode	263135
Area (hectares)	88.72 hectares
Population	474
Male Population	240
Female Population	234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jakh compares

By the 2011 count Jakh is the 25th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 88.72 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1055.

Getting to Jakh

Jakh is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jakh as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 3.9 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 20 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
District headquarters	Nainital	3.9 km
Nearest town	Naini Tāl	3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kosya Kutauli	4.6 km
Nearest railway station	Kathgodam	20 km

Villages closest to Jakh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kosya Kutauli 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 474. That makes it the 25th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Jakh village has 240 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakh has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1055.

The pincode recorded for Jakh is 263135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakh covers 88.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jakh falls under Kosya Kutauli tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jakh is Kathgodam, about 20 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jakh.

Jakh is about 3.9 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakh is in Kosya Kutauli tehsil of Nainital district. Nainital is about 3.9 km away. Naini Tāl is about 3.9 km away. Kosya Kutauli is about 4.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.