About Jalakona Village

Jalakona is a small village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 286, made up of 146 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalakona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalakona village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Raigarh
Tehsil	Baramkela
Pincode	496551
Area (hectares)	159.1 hectares
Population	286
Male Population	146
Female Population	140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalakona compares

By the 2011 count Jalakona is the 157th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 159.1 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Jalakona

Jalakona is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jalakona as Available. 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 Jalakona from other places

Jalakona lies about 47 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Bargarh Road, about 37 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 Jalakona
Tehsil headquarters	Baramkela	11 km
Nearest town	Bargarh	35 km
Nearest railway station	Bargarh Road	37 km
District headquarters	Raigarh	47 km

Villages closest to Jalakona

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalakona village had a population of 286. That makes it the 157th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Jalakona village has 146 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalakona has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Jalakona is 496551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalakona covers 159.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jalakona falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jalakona is Bargarh Road, about 37 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jalakona.

Jalakona is about 47 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalakona is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 11 km away. Bargarh is about 35 km away. Bargarh Road is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.