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About Jalikhata Village

Jalikhata is a mid sized village in Bajali tehsil, in the district of Baksa, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,598, made up of 803 males and 795 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 781325, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalikhata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalikhata village
Description Value
State Assam
District Baksa
Tehsil Bajali
Pincode 781325
Area (hectares) 266.76 hectares
Population 1,598
Male Population 803
Female Population 795
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jalikhata compares

By the 2011 count Jalikhata is the 20th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,343 residents. Its 266.76 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Jalikhata

Jalikhata is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jalikhata as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jalikhata from other places

Jalikhata lies about 23 km from Baksa, and the nearest railway station is Tihu, about 2.8 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 Jalikhata
Nearest railway station Tihu 2.8 km
Nearest town Nalbāri 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Bajali 23 km
District headquarters Baksa 23 km

Villages closest to Jalikhata

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bajali 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 Jalikhata

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalikhata village had a population of 1,598. That makes it the 20th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,343 residents.

Jalikhata village has 803 males and 795 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalikhata has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Jalikhata is 781325. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalikhata covers 266.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jalikhata falls under Bajali tehsil of Baksa district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Jalikhata is Tihu, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jalikhata.

Jalikhata is about 23 km from Baksa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalikhata is in Bajali tehsil of Baksa district. Tihu is about 2.8 km away. Nalbāri is about 17 km away. Bajali 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 Tihu Dekhata (3.3 km), Maripur Anandapur (6.0 km) and Ban Gaon (7.3 km).

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

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