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About Jalaha Village

Jalaha is one of the larger villages in Sangrampur tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,094, made up of 3,238 males and 2,856 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 587 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845434, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalaha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Sangrampur
Pincode 845434
Area (hectares) 587 hectares
Population 6,094
Male Population 3,238
Female Population 2,856
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalaha compares

By the 2011 count Jalaha is the 7th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 6,264 residents. Its 587 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Jalaha

Jalaha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jalaha as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jalaha from other places

Jalaha lies about 21 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Sidhwalia, about 17 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 Jalaha
Tehsil headquarters Sangrampur 3.6 km
Nearest town Areraj 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Sidhwalia 17 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 21 km

Villages closest to Jalaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalaha village had a population of 6,094. That makes it the 7th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,264 residents.

Jalaha village has 3,238 males and 2,856 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalaha has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Jalaha is 845434. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalaha covers 587 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jalaha falls under Sangrampur tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jalaha is Sidhwalia, about 17 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jalaha.

Jalaha is about 21 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalaha is in Sangrampur tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Sangrampur is about 3.6 km away. Areraj is about 9.6 km away. Sidhwalia 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 Man Tola (under 2 km), Misir Tola (1.6 km) and Bariariya (2.0 km).

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

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