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Jakhera

जाखेरा
Garud mandal
Pincode 263635
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Jakhera observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Uttarakhand.

20 OctObserved in 36 states

Temple in Garud mandal

The principal temple recorded for Garud mandal is Rudradhari Mahadev Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Jakhera itself.

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Uttarakhand

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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ishwar singh
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LGD code
51342
Pincode
263635
Post office
Dangoli
Population
735
Households
140
Literacy rate
76.3%
Sex ratio
885 ♀/1000♂
Workers
447
Census 2011 · in context

How Jakhera compares

By population, Jakhera ranks #26 of 196 villages in Garud mandal.

Literacy rate
%
76.3%
+6.5% vs mandal average
Jakhera76.3%
Garud mandal69.8%
Bageshwar district69.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
885
−272 vs mandal average
Jakhera885
Garud mandal1,157
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.8 vs mandal average
Jakhera5.3
Garud mandal4.5

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

Jakhera at a glance

Jakhera is a village of 735 people in 140 households (Census 2011) in Garud tehsil, Bageshwar district, Uttarakhand, the 26th-largest of 196 villages in Garud tehsil. Literacy is 76%, 7 points above the tehsil average of 70% and the sex ratio is 885 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 263635, served by Dangoli post office; the LGD village code is 51342. The sarpanch is ishwar singh , and the village votes in Bageshwar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chandan Ram Dass. The population is estimated at 867 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Key facts — Jakhera

LGD code
51342
Pincode
263635
Post office
Dangoli
Population (Census 2011)
735
Population (projected 2026)
867
Households
140
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
885
Literacy rate
76.3%
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bageshwar
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Chandan Ram Dass
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
ishwar singh
Block / Mandal
Garud
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  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
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