About Jalkar Village

Jalkar is a small village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 403, made up of 214 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15 hectares hectares.

Jalkar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalkar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Amour
Area (hectares)	15 hectares
Population	403
Male Population	214
Female Population	189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	883
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jalkar compares

By the 2011 count Jalkar is the 127th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 15 hectares work out to about 27 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 922.

Getting to Jalkar

Jalkar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jalkar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jalkar from other places

Jalkar lies about 22 km from Purnia, 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
Nearest railway station	Garh Banaili	8.0 km
Nearest town	Kasba	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amour	12 km
District headquarters	Purnia	22 km

Villages closest to Jalkar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalkar village had a population of 403. That makes it the 127th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Jalkar village has 214 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalkar has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Jalkar covers 15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jalkar falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jalkar 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jalkar.

Jalkar is about 22 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalkar is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Garh Banaili is about 8.0 km away. Kasba is about 11 km away. Amour is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.