About Jalka Village

Jalka is a mid sized village in Sisai tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,388, made up of 712 males and 676 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 440 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835224, 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	Sisai
Pincode	835224
Area (hectares)	440 hectares
Population	1,388
Male Population	712
Female Population	676
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
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 22nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,360 residents. Its 440 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 1004.

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 25 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Irgaon, about 24 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	Sisai	9.5 km
Nearest town	Lohārdagā	23 km
Nearest railway station	Irgaon	24 km
District headquarters	Gumla	25 km

Villages closest to Jalka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sisai 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 1,388. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,360 residents.

Jalka village has 712 males and 676 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalka has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Jalka is 835224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalka covers 440 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jalka falls under Sisai tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jalka is Irgaon, about 24 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 25 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 Sisai tehsil of Gumla district. Sisai is about 9.5 km away. Lohārdagā is about 23 km away. Irgaon is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.