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About Jakholi Village

Jakholi is a mid sized village in Jakholi tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 661, made up of 336 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakholi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Jakholi
Pincode 246141
Area (hectares) 140.36 hectares
Population 661
Male Population 336
Female Population 325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jakholi compares

By the 2011 count Jakholi is the 29th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 464 residents. Its 140.36 hectares work out to about 4.7 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 1247.

Getting to Jakholi

Jakholi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jakholi as Available within village. 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 Jakholi from other places

Jakholi lies about 82 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 38 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 Jakholi
Nearest town Almora 26 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 38 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 82 km

Villages closest to Jakholi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakholi village had a population of 661. That makes it the 29th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 464 residents.

Jakholi village has 336 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakholi has about 967 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 1247.

The pincode recorded for Jakholi is 246141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakholi covers 140.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jakholi falls under Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jakholi is Ramnagar, about 38 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jakholi.

Jakholi is about 82 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakholi is in Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Almora is about 26 km away. Ramnagar is about 38 km away. Rudraprayag is about 82 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jakholi Malli (under 2 km), Jakholi Talli (under 2 km) and Tariyal Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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