About Jaltanda Village

Jaltanda is a small village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 390, made up of 201 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaltanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaltanda village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Murhu
Pincode	835210
Area (hectares)	65.76 hectares
Population	390
Male Population	201
Female Population	189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
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 Jaltanda compares

By the 2011 count Jaltanda is the 85th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 65.76 hectares work out to about 5.9 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 996.

Getting to Jaltanda

Jaltanda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jaltanda 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 Jaltanda from other places

Jaltanda lies about 7.8 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 9.8 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 Jaltanda
District headquarters	Khunti	7.8 km
Nearest railway station	Karra	9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Murhu	13 km

Villages closest to Jaltanda

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.

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Common questions about Jaltanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaltanda village had a population of 390. That makes it the 85th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Jaltanda village has 201 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaltanda has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Jaltanda is 835210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaltanda covers 65.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jaltanda falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jaltanda is Karra, about 9.8 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 Jaltanda.

Jaltanda is about 7.8 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaltanda is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Khunti is about 7.8 km away. Karra is about 9.8 km away. Murhu is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.