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About Jalantrakota Village

Jalantrakota is a large village in Kanchili tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,322, made up of 1,653 males and 1,669 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 958 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532284, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalantrakota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalantrakota village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Kanchili
Pincode 532284
Area (hectares) 958 hectares
Population 3,322
Male Population 1,653
Female Population 1,669
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jalantrakota compares

By the 2011 count Jalantrakota is the 4th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents. Its 958 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1044.

Getting to Jalantrakota

Jalantrakota is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jalantrakota as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jalantrakota from other places

Jalantrakota lies about 100 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Sompeta, about 4.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Jalantrakota
Tehsil headquarters Kanchili 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Sompeta 4.6 km
Nearest town Ichchāpuram 23 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 100 km

Villages closest to Jalantrakota

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kanchili tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Jalantrakota

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalantrakota village had a population of 3,322. That makes it the 4th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents.

Jalantrakota village has 1,653 males and 1,669 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalantrakota has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1044.

The pincode recorded for Jalantrakota is 532284. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalantrakota covers 958 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jalantrakota falls under Kanchili tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jalantrakota is Sompeta, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jalantrakota.

Jalantrakota is about 100 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalantrakota is in Kanchili tehsil of Srikakulam district. Kanchili is about 4.6 km away. Sompeta is about 4.6 km away. Ichchāpuram is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gokarnapuram (2.0 km), Bonamali (2.6 km) and Buragam (2.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Jalantrakota today is likely to be higher.

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