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About Jakh Dholit Village

Jakh Dholit is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 109, made up of 48 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,271 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakh Dholit Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakh Dholit village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262552
Area (hectares) 79.41 hectares
Population 109
Male Population 48
Female Population 61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,271
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 Jakh Dholit compares

By the 2011 count Jakh Dholit is the 214th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 79.41 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 1103.

Getting to Jakh Dholit

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

Jakh Dholit lies about 30 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 79 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 Dholit
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 16 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 30 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 30 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 79 km

Villages closest to Jakh Dholit

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Didihat 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 Jakh Dholit

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakh Dholit village had a population of 109. That makes it the 214th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Jakh Dholit village has 48 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakh Dholit has about 1271 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1103.

The pincode recorded for Jakh Dholit is 262552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakh Dholit covers 79.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jakh Dholit falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jakh Dholit is Kathgodam, about 79 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 Jakh Dholit.

Jakh Dholit is about 30 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakh Dholit is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Didihat is about 16 km away. Pithoragarh is about 30 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kande (under 2 km), Kandera Pokhari (under 2 km) and Kaneti (under 2 km).

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

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