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- LGD code
- 45704
- Pincode
- 249301
- Post office
- Devprayag
- Population
- 53
- Households
- 20
- Literacy rate
- 64.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1789 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 25
- Distance to district centre
- 60 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 46 km
- Distance to Dehradun
- 34 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 205 km
- Nearest railway station
- Rishikesh · 9 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Dr. Arora's Clinic · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Jakhani compares
By population, Jakhani ranks #516 of 842 villages in Pauri mandal.
Literacy rate
%
64.2%
−5.5% vs mandal average
- Jakhani
- 64.2%
- Pauri mandal
- 69.7%
- Pauri Garhwal district
- 72.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,789
+603 vs mandal average
- Jakhani
- 1,789
- Pauri mandal
- 1,186
Household size
people per home
2.7
−1.2 vs mandal average
- Jakhani
- 2.7
- Pauri mandal
- 3.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jakhani at a glance
Jakhani is a village of 53 people in 20 households (Census 2011) in Pauri tehsil, Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, the 516th-largest of 842 villages in Pauri tehsil. Literacy is 64%, 6 points below the tehsil average of 70% and the sex ratio is 1,789 women per 1,000 men. It lies 60 km from the Pauri Garhwal district centre, 27 km from Harsoli, the nearest town, 9 km from Rishikesh railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 249301, served by Devprayag post office; the LGD village code is 45704. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr. Arora's Clinic, 5 km away. The village votes in Pauri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajkumar Pori. The population is estimated at 62 in 2026, up 17% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Jakhani
- LGD code
- 45704
- Pincode
- 249301
- Post office
- Devprayag
- Population (Census 2011)
- 53
- Population (projected 2026)
- 62
- Households
- 20
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1789
- Literacy rate
- 64.2%
- Coordinates
- 30.16989°N, 78.34128°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Garhwal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Pauri
- Member of Parliament
- Anil Baluni
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rajkumar Pori
- Block / Mandal
- Pauri
Getting there
How to reach Jakhani
Distance to cities · straight line
- Dehradun34 kmcapital
- Delhi205 km
- Kolkata1307 km
- Mumbai1351 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationRishikesh9 km
- Bus stopJeep stop8 km
- Hospital / PHCDr. Arora's Clinic5 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India5 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil5 km
- CollegeDrona's College31 km
- Police stationPolice station5 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Jakhani
8 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Jakhani
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🏫Ayuskama Ayur Yoga SchoolSchool3.4 km ↗
- 🏫Rishikesh Yog NirvanaSchool4.5 km ↗
- 🏫Maa Yoga AshramSchool4.5 km ↗
- 🏫rishikesh yoga teacher training centerSchool4.6 km ↗
- 🏫Yoga EssenceSchool4.6 km ↗
- 🏫vinyasa yogashala schoolSchool4.6 km ↗
- 🏫AYM Yoga SchoolSchool4.6 km ↗
- 🏫Guru Yog PeethSchool4.7 km ↗
- 🏫Vinyasa YogashalaSchool4.7 km ↗
- 🏫Yoga essence ashramSchool4.7 km ↗
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
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