Jakhal
Jakhal is a big village located in the Nawalgarh tehsil of Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan, India. It is located in shekhawati region, approximately 20 km east of Nawalgarh and 35 km south of Jhunjhunu. Jakhal was founded by Salehadi Singh Shekhawat on 9 August 1732 (teej of Sravana Shukla 1789). Hundreds of its residents serve in the armed forces. However, farming is the main occupation for most of Jakhal residents. The main crops in the monsoon seasons are Bajara (Pearl Millet), Moth, and Guar. The main crops in the winter months are Wheat, Barley, Sarson (Mustard oil, Mustard seed), and Chana (Chickpeas). The major part of the population belongs to jat community with moond, khedar
Jakhal | |
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village | |
 Jakhal Burj (Fort) | |
  Jakhal Location in Rajasthan, India  Jakhal Jakhal (India) | |
| Coordinates: 27.91°N 75.44°E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Jhunjhunu |
| Elevation | 375 m (1,230 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 7,493 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 333305 |
| Telephone code | 01594 |
| ISO 3166 code | RJ-IN |
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Jakhal village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. At present (2020), Manoj moond is the sarpanch of jakhal, who is serving his second term after getting elected for the first time in 2010. He enjoys great popularity in the village. He is also famous for defeating shrawan singh with a narrow margin of 7 votes getting a total of 1683 votes in the highly anticipated general elections of january 2020.
History
1732 AD Founder: Thakur Salehadi Singh
Jakhal was founded by Thakur Salehadi Singh Shekhawat on 9 August 1732 (Teej of Sravana Shukla 1789). Salehadi Singh was the younger brother of Thakur Shardul Singh (ruler of Jhunjhunu). He was also the commander of his brother's army. He fought several wars on the behalf of his brother. However, he has to stay in Jakhal before attacking Bhorki. He was kind of impressed with the natural beauty of the area and decided to conquer the area from the local warlord. The warlord decided to keep quiet because he knew the stories about Salehadi Singh's bravery.
Jakhal Fort
In 1735, Salehadi Singh built a bastion (burj) in Jakhal. It is believed that Sikar's king Laxaman Singh destroyed parts of this burj in a cannon attack. The remains of this burj is still there (see photo right). Salehadi Singh's four sons – Samarth Singh, Sangraam Singh, Shev Singh, and Gulab Singh – decided to stay in Jakhal and their descendants still live in Jakhal in "Chaar Paana".
Geography
Jakhal is located at 27.91°N 75.44°E. It has an average elevation of 375 metres (1230 feet).
Climate
Jakhal is located in the semi-desert area of the Thar Desert, the surrounding area is predominantly covered with sand dunes.
Neighborhoods
To the north of Jakhal is Bugala, Ajari, Baragaon, Jhunjhunu, Udawas. To the east of Jakhal is Sonthali, Titanwar, Gudha Gorji ka,. To the south is Bhorki, Inderpura, Udaipur Shekhawati, Dhamora. To the west is Kari, Barwasi, Nawalgarh, Mukundgarh, Sikar, Dundlod.
People
The Jakhal village has population of 6970 of which 3459 are males while 3511 are females as per Population Census 2011.
In Jakhal village population of children with age 0-6 is 996 which makes up 14.29 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Jakhal village is 1015 which is higher than Rajasthan state average of 928. Child Sex Ratio for the Jakhal as per census is 818, lower than Rajasthan average of 888.
Jakhal village has higher literacy rate compared to Rajasthan. In 2011, literacy rate of Jakhal village was 72.75 % compared to 66.11 % of Rajasthan. In Jakhal Male literacy stands at 86.53 % while female literacy rate was 59.65 %.