title: Jakšiai
text: # Jakšiai
  
  Jakšiai (formerly Russian: Якши, Polish: Jaksze) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 138 people. It is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from Pernarava, by the Vikšrupis river, nearby the Pernarava-Šaravai Forest.
  
  ## History
  
  An ancient stone axe has been found in Jakšiai. There was a windmill during the Interwar Period. While under Soviet control, it was a subsidiary settlement of "Salomėja Nėris" kolkhoz.
  
  ## Demography
  
  | Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1820 | 92 | — |
  | 1902 | 111 | +0.23% |
  | 1923 | 147 | +1.35% |
  | 1959 | 136 | −0.22% |
  | 1970 | 113 | −1.67% |
  | Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
  | 1979 | 189 | +5.88% |
  | 1985 | 202 | +1.11% |
  | 1989 | 184 | −2.31% |
  | 2001 | 180 | −0.18% |
  | 2011 | 138 | −2.62% |
  
  Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011 :
  
  