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About Jakhanyali Village

Jakhanyali is a mid sized village in Ghansali tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 892, made up of 379 males and 513 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,354 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakhanyali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakhanyali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Ghansali
Pincode 249155
Area (hectares) 177.39 hectares
Population 892
Male Population 379
Female Population 513
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,354
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 Jakhanyali compares

By the 2011 count Jakhanyali is the 23rd largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 420 residents. Its 177.39 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1240.

Getting to Jakhanyali

Jakhanyali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jakhanyali 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 Jakhanyali from other places

Jakhanyali 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 Jakhanyali
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 Jakhanyali

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.

Common questions about Jakhanyali

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakhanyali village had a population of 892. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 420 residents.

Jakhanyali village has 379 males and 513 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakhanyali has about 1354 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1240.

The pincode recorded for Jakhanyali is 249155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakhanyali covers 177.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jakhanyali 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 Jakhanyali.

Jakhanyali 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.

Jakhanyali 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.

The closest recorded villages are Jakh (under 2 km), Jakhana (under 2 km) and Jakhergaon (under 2 km).

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

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