About Jakhol Village

Jakhol is a mid sized village in Mori tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,601, made up of 816 males and 785 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakhol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakhol village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Uttarkashi
Tehsil	Mori
Pincode	249128
Area (hectares)	251.87 hectares
Population	1,601
Male Population	816
Female Population	785
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jakhol compares

By the 2011 count Jakhol is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 408 residents. Its 251.87 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Jakhol

Jakhol is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jakhol as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Jakhol from other places

Jakhol lies about 47 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 91 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 Jakhol
Tehsil headquarters	Mori	20 km
District headquarters	Uttarkashi	47 km
Nearest town	Mussoorie	74 km
Nearest railway station	Dehradun	91 km

Villages closest to Jakhol

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

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Common questions about Jakhol

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakhol village had a population of 1,601. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 408 residents.

Jakhol village has 816 males and 785 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakhol has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Jakhol is 249128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakhol covers 251.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jakhol falls under Mori tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jakhol is Dehradun, about 91 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jakhol.

Jakhol is about 47 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakhol is in Mori tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Mori is about 20 km away. Uttarkashi is about 47 km away. Mussoorie is about 74 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.