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About Jakhali Village

Jakhali is a small village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 82, made up of 45 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 822 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakhali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249141
Area (hectares) 88.16 hectares
Population 82
Male Population 45
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 822
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 Jakhali compares

By the 2011 count Jakhali is the 162nd largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 88.16 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Jakhali

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

Jakhali lies about 33 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 68 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 Jakhali
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarhi 11 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 33 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 52 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 68 km

Villages closest to Jakhali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakhali village had a population of 82. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Jakhali village has 45 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakhali has about 822 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Jakhali is 249141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakhali covers 88.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jakhali falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jakhali is Dehradun, about 68 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 Jakhali.

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

Jakhali is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Rajgarhi is about 11 km away. Uttarkashi is about 33 km away. Mussoorie is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhonsali (under 2 km), Ghund (under 2 km) and Kotala (2.0 km).

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

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