# Jakha Village, Dodra Kwar, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dodra Kwar, Shimla 

# Jakha

Jakha is a village in Dodra Kwar sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171221**. The 2011 Census counted **698 people in 142 households**, the 5th largest of 10 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.

- 698people (2011)
- 142households
- 67.6%literacy
- 171221PIN code

## Jakha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jakha is 171221.** Jakha falls in Dodra Kwar sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171221
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026698

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

## How far is Jakha from nearby towns?

- Kwar (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)228 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)114 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 Jakha?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Jakha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kiterwari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rohru
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rohru
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Jakha known for?

The main crops are **vegetable, wheat and fafra**. About 40% of the 355 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Jakha

Of every 100 households in Jakha in 2011, 97 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jakha · ■ Dodra Kwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**82%

Tap water ****100%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****99%**

**86%

Television ****49%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**19%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

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 Jakha?

■ Jakha · ■ Dodra Kwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%**

**62.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1049**

**961

Working population ****58.5%**

**70.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.5% for men and 55.2% for women. 60% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 256 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 78 (19%) · **■** Marginal 67 (16%)

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 Dodra Kwar

- Kiterwari1,804 people
- Dhandarwari1,383 people
- Dodra Awal944 people
- Jiskun939 people
- Dodra Doam261 people
- Pandar179 people
- Asandha82 people
- Chanshal Dhar68 people

[All 20 villages in Dodra Kwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/dodra-kwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jakha?171221
- How far is Jakha from Shimla?228 km by road
- What is the population of Jakha?698 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jakha in?Shimla district (Dodra Kwar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jakha?67.6% (Census 2011)