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About Jaikhanda Village

Jaikhanda is a small village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 103, made up of 46 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,239 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaikhanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaikhanda village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Ukhimath
Pincode 246425
Area (hectares) 16.79 hectares
Population 103
Male Population 46
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,239
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaikhanda compares

By the 2011 count Jaikhanda is the 167th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 369 residents. Its 16.79 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Jaikhanda

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

Jaikhanda lies about 33 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 90 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 Jaikhanda
Tehsil headquarters Ukhimath 7.0 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 33 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 47 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 90 km

Villages closest to Jaikhanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaikhanda village had a population of 103. That makes it the 167th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Jaikhanda village has 46 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaikhanda has about 1239 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Jaikhanda is 246425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaikhanda covers 16.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jaikhanda falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jaikhanda is Rishikesh, about 90 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 village for Jaikhanda.

Jaikhanda is about 33 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaikhanda is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Ukhimath is about 7.0 km away. Rudraprayag is about 33 km away. Srīnagar is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maikhanda (under 2 km), Khariya (under 2 km) and Byung (under 2 km).

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

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