About Jaldega Village

Jaldega is a mid sized village in Palkot tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 500, made up of 234 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,137 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaldega Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaldega village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Palkot
Pincode	835220
Area (hectares)	231 hectares
Population	500
Male Population	234
Female Population	266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,137
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaldega compares

By the 2011 count Jaldega is the 49th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents. Its 231 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Jaldega

Jaldega is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jaldega as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Jaldega from other places

Jaldega lies about 23 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Kurkura, about 33 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 Jaldega
Tehsil headquarters	Palkot	4.9 km
District headquarters	Gumla	23 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	23 km
Nearest railway station	Kurkura	33 km

Villages closest to Jaldega

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaldega village had a population of 500. That makes it the 49th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents.

Jaldega village has 234 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaldega has about 1137 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Jaldega is 835220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaldega covers 231 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jaldega falls under Palkot tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jaldega is Kurkura, about 33 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jaldega.

Jaldega is about 23 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaldega is in Palkot tehsil of Gumla district. Palkot is about 4.9 km away. Gumla is about 23 km away. Gumlā is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.