About Jalki Village

Jalki is a large village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,549, made up of 1,824 males and 1,725 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 450.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalki village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Azamnagar
Pincode	855102
Area (hectares)	450.4 hectares
Population	3,549
Male Population	1,824
Female Population	1,725
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jalki compares

By the 2011 count Jalki is the 16th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 450.4 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Jalki

Jalki is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jalki as Available within 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jalki from other places

Jalki lies about 36 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Bhawanipur Bihar, about 6.6 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
Nearest railway station	Bhawanipur Bihar	6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Azamnagar	10 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	20 km
District headquarters	Katihar	36 km

Villages closest to Jalki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalki village had a population of 3,549. That makes it the 16th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Jalki village has 1,824 males and 1,725 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalki has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Jalki is 855102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalki covers 450.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jalki falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jalki is Bhawanipur Bihar, about 6.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Jalki is about 36 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalki is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Bhawanipur Bihar is about 6.6 km away. Azamnagar is about 10 km away. Rāiganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.