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About Jalki Ghat Village

Jalki Ghat is a mid sized village in Sillod tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 680, made up of 364 males and 316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 495 hectares hectares.

Jalki Ghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalki Ghat village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Sillod
Area (hectares) 495 hectares
Population 680
Male Population 364
Female Population 316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalki Ghat compares

By the 2011 count Jalki Ghat is the 109th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,329 residents. Its 495 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Jalki Ghat

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

How far is Jalki Ghat from other places

Jalki Ghat lies about 17 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Jakhim, about 21 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 Jalki Ghat
Tehsil headquarters Sillod 17 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 17 km
Nearest town Aurangābād 17 km
Nearest railway station Jakhim 21 km

Villages closest to Jalki Ghat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sillod 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 Jalki Ghat

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalki Ghat village had a population of 680. That makes it the 109th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,329 residents.

Jalki Ghat village has 364 males and 316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalki Ghat has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

Jalki Ghat covers 495 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jalki Ghat falls under Sillod tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jalki Ghat is Jakhim, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jalki Ghat.

Jalki Ghat is about 17 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalki Ghat is in Sillod tehsil of Aurangabad district. Sillod is about 17 km away. Aurangabad is about 17 km away. Aurangābād is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghatambri (under 2 km), Ghatnandra (under 2 km) and Khatkheda (under 2 km).

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

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