About Jalka Village

Jalka is a small village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 325, made up of 159 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalka village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Ghaghra
Pincode	835208
Area (hectares)	116.69 hectares
Population	325
Male Population	159
Female Population	166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,044
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 Jalka compares

By the 2011 count Jalka is the 105th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 116.69 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Jalka

Jalka is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jalka 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 Jalka from other places

Jalka lies about 24 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 34 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 Jalka
Tehsil headquarters	Ghaghra	9.7 km
District headquarters	Gumla	24 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	24 km
Nearest railway station	Lohardaga	34 km

Villages closest to Jalka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalka village had a population of 325. That makes it the 105th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Jalka village has 159 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalka has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Jalka is 835208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalka covers 116.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jalka falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jalka is Lohardaga, about 34 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 Jalka.

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

Jalka is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 9.7 km away. Gumla is about 24 km away. Gumlā is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.