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About Jakhergaon Village

Jakhergaon is a small village in Ghansali tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 237, made up of 91 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,604 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakhergaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakhergaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Ghansali
Pincode 249125
Area (hectares) 20.79 hectares
Population 237
Male Population 91
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,604
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jakhergaon compares

By the 2011 count Jakhergaon is the 184th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 420 residents. Its 20.79 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1240.

Getting to Jakhergaon

Jakhergaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jakhergaon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jakhergaon from other places

Jakhergaon 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 Jakhergaon
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 Jakhergaon

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 Jakhergaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakhergaon village had a population of 237. That makes it the 184th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 420 residents.

Jakhergaon village has 91 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakhergaon has about 1604 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1240.

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

Jakhergaon covers 20.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Jakhergaon 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jakhergaon.

Jakhergaon 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.

Jakhergaon 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 Jakhanyali (under 2 km).

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

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