# Jakhel Village, Kankrej, Banas Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Kankrej, Banas Kantha 

# Jakhel

Jakhel is a village in Kankrej sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385555**. The 2011 Census counted **1,981 people in 347 households**, the 48th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 1,981people (2011)
- 347households
- 59.2%literacy
- 385555PIN code

## Jakhel PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jakhel is 385555.** Jakhel falls in Kankrej sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat.

- PIN code385555
- Gram panchayatJakhel
- Community development blockKankrej
- Census village code508555

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Jakhel from nearby towns?

- Shihori (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Palanpur (district HQ)92 km by road
- Tharad (nearest town)9 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Jakhel?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Jakhel; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tharad
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Thara
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tharad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jakhel known for?

The main crops are **wheat, pearlmillet/bajra and sorghum**. About 48% of the 826 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Jakhel

Of every 100 households in Jakhel in 2011, 74 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jakhel · ■ Kankrej rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**86%

Tap water ****65%**

**52%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**92%

Use banking services ****21%**

**46%

Television ****25%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**27%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Jakhel?

■ Jakhel · ■ Kankrej rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.2%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**892

Working population ****29.4%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.0% for men and 45.2% for women. 51% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 233 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (12%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 69 (12%) · **■** Marginal 209 (36%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kankrej

- Manpura2,072 people
- Bhadrevadi2,033 people
- Ranawada1,999 people
- Nana Jampur1,997 people
- Khodla1,878 people
- Ratangadh1,862 people
- Raviyana1,826 people
- Maidkol1,816 people

[All 101 villages in Kankrej](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/kankrej/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jakhel?385555
- How far is Jakhel from Palanpur?92 km by road
- What is the population of Jakhel?1,981 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jakhel in?Banas Kantha district (Kankrej sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Jakhel?59.2% (Census 2011)