About Jakhana Village

Jakhana is a small village in Ghansali tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 434, made up of 196 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,214 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakhana village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil	Ghansali
Pincode	249125
Area (hectares)	100.85 hectares
Population	434
Male Population	196
Female Population	238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,214
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jakhana compares

By the 2011 count Jakhana is the 107th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 420 residents. Its 100.85 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1240.

Getting to Jakhana

Jakhana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jakhana as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Jakhana from other places

Jakhana lies about 50 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 41 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 Jakhana
Nearest town	Pauri	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ghansali	24 km
Nearest railway station	Kotdwara	41 km
District headquarters	Tehri Garhwal	50 km

Villages closest to Jakhana

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Jakhana

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakhana village had a population of 434. That makes it the 107th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 420 residents.

Jakhana village has 196 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakhana has about 1214 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1240.

The pincode recorded for Jakhana is 249125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakhana covers 100.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jakhana falls under Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jakhana is Kotdwara, about 41 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jakhana.

Jakhana is about 50 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakhana is in Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Pauri is about 14 km away. Ghansali is about 24 km away. Kotdwara is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.