Village · Ghansali, Tehri Garhwal
# Jakh

Jakh is a village in Ghansali sub-district of Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted 890 people in 206 households, the 25th largest of 292 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.
- 890 people (2011)
- 206 households
- 78.9% literacy
- 1,270 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jakh

Of every 100 households in Jakh in 2011, 89 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jakh · ■ Ghansali rural average
- Electricity for lighting 89% 80%
- Toilet within the home 45% 49%
- No toilet (open defecation) 55% 50%
- Tap water 84% 78%
- Drinking water within premises 23% 32%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 49% 25%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 51% 75%
- Use banking services 89% 89%
- Television 42% 41%
- Mobile phone 86% 71%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 11% 22%
- Own their home 95% 95%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Jakh?

■ Jakh · ■ Ghansali rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 78.9% 70.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1270 1216
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 701 921
- Working population 54.9% 47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.6% for men and 66.1% for women. 44% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 7 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (0%) · ■ Household industry 7 (1%) · ■ Other work 19 (4%) · ■ Marginal 454 (93%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Ghansali
- Hadiyana Malla 925 people
- Kot 918 people
- Paira Bhaneldi 901 people
- Jakhanyali 892 people
- Maid 889 people
- Jakh 833 people
- Bhald Gaon Urf Amarshar Panura 818 people
- Thela 794 people

All 303 villages in Ghansali

## Other places named Jakh
- Jakh · Village, Sult, Almora · 1,399 people
- Jakh · Village, Susner, Shajapur · 1,164 people
- Jakh · Village, Ghansali, Tehri Garhwal · 833 people
- Jakh · Village, Bhandara, Bhandara · 716 people
- Jakh · Village, Pithoragarh, Pithoragarh · 712 people
- Jakh · Village, Karnaprayag, Chamoli · 603 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Jakh? 890 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jakh in? Tehri Garhwal district (Ghansali sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Jakh? 78.9% (Census 2011)

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