About Jalha Village

Jalha is a mid sized village in Sonhaula tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,400, made up of 738 males and 662 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123 hectares hectares.

Jalha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Sonhaula
Area (hectares)	123 hectares
Population	1,400
Male Population	738
Female Population	662
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	897
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalha compares

By the 2011 count Jalha is the 48th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents. Its 123 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Jalha

Jalha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jalha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Jalha from other places

Jalha lies about 34 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 12 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 Jalha
Nearest railway station	Ekchari	12 km
Nearest town	Colgong	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sonhaula	34 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	34 km

Villages closest to Jalha

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

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Common questions about Jalha

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalha village had a population of 1,400. That makes it the 48th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents.

Jalha village has 738 males and 662 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalha has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Jalha covers 123 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jalha falls under Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jalha is Ekchari, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jalha.

Jalha is about 34 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalha is in Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ekchari is about 12 km away. Colgong is about 14 km away. Sonhaula is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.