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About Jaljali Village

Jaljali is a mid sized village in Samri tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 985, made up of 498 males and 487 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1036.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaljali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaljali village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Samri
Pincode 497224
Area (hectares) 1036.23 hectares
Population 985
Male Population 498
Female Population 487
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaljali compares

By the 2011 count Jaljali is the 42nd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 978 residents. Its 1036.23 hectares work out to about 1.0 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Jaljali

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

Jaljali lies about 94 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 39 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 Jaljali
Tehsil headquarters Samri 14 km
Nearest railway station Barwadih Junction 39 km
Nearest town Lātehār 56 km
District headquarters Surguja 94 km

Villages closest to Jaljali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaljali village had a population of 985. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 978 residents.

Jaljali village has 498 males and 487 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaljali has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Jaljali is 497224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaljali covers 1036.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jaljali falls under Samri tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jaljali is Barwadih Junction, about 39 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 10+ km distance for Jaljali.

Jaljali is about 94 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaljali is in Samri tehsil of Surguja district. Samri is about 14 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 39 km away. Lātehār is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sabag (3.0 km), Baskepi (3.5 km) and Gadami (3.5 km).

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

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