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About Jalakhata Village

Jalakhata is a small village in Boitamari tehsil, in the district of Bongaigaon, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 409, made up of 195 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,097 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 783372, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalakhata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalakhata village
Description Value
State Assam
District Bongaigaon
Tehsil Boitamari
Pincode 783372
Area (hectares) 111.44 hectares
Population 409
Male Population 195
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,097
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalakhata compares

By the 2011 count Jalakhata is the 76th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 973 residents. Its 111.44 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Jalakhata

Jalakhata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jalakhata as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Islampara, Iswarjari Pt I N C, Iswarjari Pt Ii N C and Iswarjhari Pt I. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jalakhata

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalakhata village had a population of 409. That makes it the 76th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 973 residents.

Jalakhata village has 195 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalakhata has about 1097 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Jalakhata is 783372. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalakhata covers 111.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jalakhata falls under Boitamari tehsil of Bongaigaon district in Assam.

The census record for Jalakhata notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jalakhata.

Jalakhata is in Boitamari tehsil of Bongaigaon district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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