About Jalkar Baluganj Village

Jalkar Baluganj is a mid sized village in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,254, made up of 663 males and 591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.86 hectares hectares.

Jalkar Baluganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalkar Baluganj village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Kadwa
Area (hectares)	38.86 hectares
Population	1,254
Male Population	663
Female Population	591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	891
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jalkar Baluganj compares

By the 2011 count Jalkar Baluganj is the 84th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents. Its 38.86 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Jalkar Baluganj

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

Jalkar Baluganj lies about 44 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Garh Banaili, about 8.0 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 Jalkar Baluganj
Nearest railway station	Garh Banaili	8.0 km
Nearest town	Kasba	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kadwa	35 km
District headquarters	Katihar	44 km

Villages closest to Jalkar Baluganj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kadwa 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 Jalkar Baluganj

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalkar Baluganj village had a population of 1,254. That makes it the 84th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Jalkar Baluganj village has 663 males and 591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalkar Baluganj has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Jalkar Baluganj covers 38.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jalkar Baluganj falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jalkar Baluganj is Garh Banaili, about 8.0 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 10+ km distance for Jalkar Baluganj.

Jalkar Baluganj is about 44 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalkar Baluganj is in Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district. Garh Banaili is about 8.0 km away. Kasba is about 11 km away. Kadwa is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.