About Jalim Village

Jalim is a mid sized village in Bishunpur tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 880, made up of 431 males and 449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 756 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalim Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalim village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Bishunpur
Pincode	835231
Area (hectares)	756 hectares
Population	880
Male Population	431
Female Population	449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,042
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalim compares

By the 2011 count Jalim is the 28th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 916 residents. Its 756 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Jalim

Jalim is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jalim as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Jalim from other places

Jalim lies about 43 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 29 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 Jalim
Tehsil headquarters	Bishunpur	6.5 km
Nearest town	Lohārdagā	26 km
Nearest railway station	Lohardaga	29 km
District headquarters	Gumla	43 km

Villages closest to Jalim

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalim village had a population of 880. That makes it the 28th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 916 residents.

Jalim village has 431 males and 449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalim has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Jalim is 835231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalim covers 756 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.

Jalim falls under Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jalim is Lohardaga, about 29 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 10+ km distance for Jalim.

Jalim is about 43 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalim is in Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district. Bishunpur is about 6.5 km away. Lohārdagā is about 26 km away. Lohardaga is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.