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Jakhol

जाखोल
Bhatwari mandal
Pincode 249135
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LGD code
40737
Pincode
249135
Post office
Bhatwari
Population
271
Households
46
Literacy rate
68.3%
Sex ratio
978 ♀/1000♂
Workers
128
Distance to district centre
48 km
Distance to mandal centre
56 km
Distance to Dehradun
90 km
Distance to Delhi
295 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Mori · 20 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Jakhol compares

By population, Jakhol ranks #37 of 50 villages in Bhatwari mandal.

Literacy rate
%
68.3%
−3.9% vs mandal average
Jakhol
68.3%
Bhatwari mandal
72.2%
Uttar Kashi district
65.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
978
+135 vs mandal average
Jakhol
978
Bhatwari mandal
843
Household size
people per home
5.9
+2.0 vs mandal average
Jakhol
5.9
Bhatwari mandal
3.9

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Jakhol at a glance

Jakhol is a village of 271 people in 46 households (Census 2011) in Bhatwari tehsil, Uttar Kashi district, Uttarakhand, the 37th-largest of 50 villages in Bhatwari tehsil. Literacy is 68%, 4 points below the tehsil average of 72% and the sex ratio is 978 women per 1,000 men. It lies 48 km from the Uttar Kashi district centre (straight-line distances). The pincode is 249135, served by Bhatwari post office; the LGD village code is 40737. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Mori, 20 km away. The village votes in Gangotri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Suresh Singh Chauhan. The population is estimated at 320 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Jakhol · this village27168%
Jakhol · Sankari1,60155%0 km N
Sunkundi · Sankari29750%1.3 km W
Saturi · Sankari26029%2.1 km W
Sirga · Sankari41043%3.3 km SW
Rala · Sankari13252%6.3 km N
Seema · Chaukhutiya29975%11.5 km E

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Key facts — Jakhol

LGD code
40737
Pincode
249135
Post office
Bhatwari
Population (Census 2011)
271
Population (projected 2026)
320
Households
46
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
978
Literacy rate
68.3%
Coordinates
31.11117°N, 78.22918°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Tehri Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Gangotri
Member of Parliament
Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah
Member of Legislative Assembly
Suresh Singh Chauhan
Block / Mandal
Bhatwari
Getting there

How to reach Jakhol

Mandal centre
Bhatwari · ≈ 56 km
≈ 1 h 55 min by car · 2 h 17 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Uttar Kashi · ≈ 48 km
≈ 1 h 39 min by car · 1 h 58 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun90 kmcapital
  • Delhi295 km
  • Kolkata1382 km
  • Mumbai1442 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Mori20 km
  • ATM / bankState bank of India35 km
  • Police stationPolice Station Rohru47 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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