Jakhau
| Jakhau જખૌ Jakhan, Juckow |
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| Country |  India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Kutch (Kachchh) |
| Taluka | Abdasa |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gram Panchayat |
| Elevation[1] | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 4,076 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati, Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 370640 |
| Vehicle registration | GJ-12 |
| Nearest city | Bhuj |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kachchh |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Abdasa[2] |
| Civic agency | Gram Panchayat |
Jakhau (Ja-kha-oo, pronounced as Ja-kho by locals) is a village in Gujarat, western India. Administratively, it is under Abdasa Taluka, Kutch District, of Gujarat.[3] Jakhau is 17 km by road west-southwest of Naliya, the taluka headquarters. Jakhau Salt, the port of Jakhau, is situated a further 15 km westwards.
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History
The village and port are named after the legendary Jakh Botera who were shipwrecked on the Kutch coast and came ashore at Jakhau. Variously described as tall and fair-complected with an advanced culture, their traditional number is seventy-two with at least one woman. Their origins are obscure.[4][5]
In the Middle Ages, Jakhau was a thriving port and warehousing village.[6] However as Godia Creek silted up and ships increased in size, trade went to the dredged port at Mandvi instead and south to Bombay (now Mumbai). Exports were mostly salt[7] cotton, millet, and castor bean oil and later cloth and tobacco, while imports were mostly rice, lumber and dried fruit, and some sugar.[8]
The 1998 Gujarat cyclone helped to further destroy the port. The major occupation is now fishing.[9]
Demographics
In the 2001 census, the village of Jakhau had 4,076 inhabitants, with 2,032 males (49.9%) and 2,044 females (50.1%), for a gender ratio of 1006 females per thousand males.[10]
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