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About Jalga Village

Jalga is a small village in Bhaderwah tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 196, made up of 102 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalga village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Bhaderwah
Pincode 182222
Area (hectares) 40.5 hectares
Population 196
Male Population 102
Female Population 94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalga compares

By the 2011 count Jalga is the 91st largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 40.5 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Jalga

Jalga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jalga as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jalga from other places

Jalga lies about 22 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 55 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 Jalga
Tehsil headquarters Bhaderwah 5.4 km
District headquarters Doda 22 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 55 km

Villages closest to Jalga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalga village had a population of 196. That makes it the 91st largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Jalga village has 102 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalga has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Jalga is 182222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalga covers 40.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jalga falls under Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Jalga is Udhampur, about 55 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jalga.

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

Jalga is in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district. Bhaderwah is about 5.4 km away. Doda is about 22 km away. Udhampur is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhani (under 2 km), Chenchora (under 2 km) and Lanchan (1.6 km).

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

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