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About Jalasar Village

Jalasar is a small village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 120, made up of 57 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,105 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalasar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalasar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Murhu
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 107.62 hectares
Population 120
Male Population 57
Female Population 63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,105
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalasar compares

By the 2011 count Jalasar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 107.62 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 996.

Getting to Jalasar

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

Jalasar lies about 26 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Pakra, about 31 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 Jalasar
Tehsil headquarters Murhu 14 km
District headquarters Khunti 26 km
Nearest railway station Pakra 31 km

Villages closest to Jalasar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalasar village had a population of 120. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Jalasar village has 57 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalasar has about 1105 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Jalasar is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalasar covers 107.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jalasar falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jalasar is Pakra, about 31 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 10+ km distance for Jalasar.

Jalasar is about 26 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalasar is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Murhu is about 14 km away. Khunti is about 26 km away. Pakra is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hatumundi (under 2 km), Bindadiri (under 2 km) and Ramjui (1.5 km).

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

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