Jakhanikhal

{{Short description|Administrative division of Pauri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand, India}}

Jakhnikhal is a tehsil, or administrative division, in the Pauri Garhwal district of the state of Uttarakhand, India.{{cite web|url=https://pauri.nic.in/tehsil/ |title=Tehsil | District Pauri Garhwal, Government of Uttarakhand | India |publisher=Pauri.nic.in |date= |accessdate=2022-12-25}} It contains 109 revenue villages{{cite web|url=https://www.viewvillage.in/villages-of-tehsil/jakhanikhal-6373 |title=Full list of villages of Jakhanikhal sub-district in Pauri Garhwal district |publisher=Viewvillage.in |date= |accessdate=2022-12-25}} taken out of Yamkeshwar and Lansdowne tehsils in 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.amarujala.com/dehradun/jakhnikhal-deval-tahsil-sankri-and-varnigad-became-sub-tahsil |title=जाखणीखाल व देवाल तहसील, सांकरी, वर्नीगाड बनी उप तहसील - Jakhnikhal Deval Tahsil Sankri And Varnigad Became Sub Tahsil. - Amar Ujala Hindi News Live |publisher=Amarujala.com |date=2017-01-05 |accessdate=2022-12-25}}

The economy of Jakhnikhal is primarily agricultural, with rice, wheat, and other crops being the main sources of income for the local population. There are also a number of small businesses, such as shops, hotels and restaurants, in the area. The tehsil is part of Yamkeshwar assembly constituency.{{Cite web |url=https://election.uk.gov.in/CEO-Website/VidhanSabha2022/Form21E/36.pdf |title=Election 2022 |access-date=2022-12-24 |archive-date=2022-07-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701050433/https://election.uk.gov.in/CEO-Website/VidhanSabha2022/Form21E/36.pdf |url-status=dead }}