About Jala Village

Jala is a small village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 52, made up of 26 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jala village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Shambhuganj
Pincode	813221
Area (hectares)	29 hectares
Population	52
Male Population	26
Female Population	26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jala compares

By the 2011 count Jala is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 29 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Jala

Jala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jala as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Imamnagar, Itwa, Jagtapur and Jaitpur. 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.

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Common questions about Jala

As per the Census of India 2011, Jala village had a population of 52. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Jala village has 26 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jala has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Jala is 813221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jala covers 29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jala falls under Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

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

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

Jala is in Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka 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.