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About Jalika Village

Jalika is a mid sized village in Punahana tehsil, in the district of Mewat, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,528, made up of 810 males and 718 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 121104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalika Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalika village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Mewat
Tehsil Punahana
Pincode 121104
Area (hectares) 110 hectares
Population 1,528
Male Population 810
Female Population 718
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalika compares

By the 2011 count Jalika is the 57th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,927 residents. Its 110 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Jalika

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

Jalika lies about 24 km from Mewat, and the nearest railway station is Banchari, about 20 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 Jalika
Tehsil headquarters Punahana 8.8 km
Nearest town Pūnāhāna 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Banchari 20 km
District headquarters Mewat 24 km

Villages closest to Jalika

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalika village had a population of 1,528. That makes it the 57th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,927 residents.

Jalika village has 810 males and 718 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalika has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Jalika is 121104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalika covers 110 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jalika falls under Punahana tehsil of Mewat district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Jalika is Banchari, about 20 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jalika.

Jalika is about 24 km from Mewat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalika is in Punahana tehsil of Mewat district. Punahana is about 8.8 km away. Pūnāhāna is about 8.8 km away. Banchari is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajpur (under 2 km), Gulalta (2.3 km) and Hinganpur (2.3 km).

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

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