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About Jal Village

Jal is a mid sized village in Upleta tehsil, in the district of Rajkot, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 990, made up of 530 males and 460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 796.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 360480, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jal village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Rajkot
Tehsil Upleta
Pincode 360480
Area (hectares) 796.24 hectares
Population 990
Male Population 530
Female Population 460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jal compares

By the 2011 count Jal is the 35th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents. Its 796.24 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Jal

Jal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jal from other places

Jal lies about 77 km from Rajkot, and the nearest railway station is Upleta, about 5.7 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 Jal
Nearest railway station Upleta 5.7 km
District headquarters Rajkot 77 km

Villages closest to Jal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jal village had a population of 990. That makes it the 35th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents.

Jal village has 530 males and 460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jal has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Jal is 360480. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jal covers 796.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jal falls under Upleta tehsil of Rajkot district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Jal is Upleta, about 5.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jal.

Jal is about 77 km from Rajkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jal is in Upleta tehsil of Rajkot district. Upleta is about 5.7 km away. Rajkot is about 77 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khakhi Jalia (under 2 km), Varjang Jalia (under 2 km) and Kolki (5.5 km).

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

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