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About Jakhera Bhajna Village

Jakhera Bhajna is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 75, made up of 32 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,344 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262532, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakhera Bhajna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakhera Bhajna village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262532
Area (hectares) 22.11 hectares
Population 75
Male Population 32
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,344
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 Jakhera Bhajna compares

By the 2011 count Jakhera Bhajna is the 214th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 22.11 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Jakhera Bhajna

Jakhera Bhajna is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jakhera Bhajna 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 Jakhera Bhajna from other places

Jakhera Bhajna lies about 6.5 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 54 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 Jakhera Bhajna
District headquarters Pithoragarh 6.5 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 16 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 54 km

Villages closest to Jakhera Bhajna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gangolihat 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 Jakhera Bhajna

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakhera Bhajna village had a population of 75. That makes it the 214th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Jakhera Bhajna village has 32 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakhera Bhajna has about 1344 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Jakhera Bhajna is 262532. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakhera Bhajna covers 22.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jakhera Bhajna falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jakhera Bhajna is Tanakpur, about 54 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 Jakhera Bhajna.

Jakhera Bhajna is about 6.5 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakhera Bhajna is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Pithoragarh is about 6.5 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 6.5 km away. Gangolihat is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jakhani Upreti (under 2 km), Bans (6.3 km) and Ghat Patthar (6.6 km).

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

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