About Jala Village

Jala is a mid sized village in Balumath tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 859, made up of 424 males and 435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 585 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jala village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Balumath
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	585 hectares
Population	859
Male Population	424
Female Population	435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,026
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 Jala compares

By the 2011 count Jala is the 38th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents. Its 585 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 979.

Getting to Jala

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

Jala lies about 43 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Bukru, about 30 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 Jala
Nearest town	Chatrā	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Balumath	28 km
Nearest railway station	Bukru	30 km
District headquarters	Latehar	43 km

Villages closest to Jala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jala village had a population of 859. That makes it the 38th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents.

Jala village has 424 males and 435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jala has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Jala is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jala covers 585 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jala falls under Balumath tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jala is Bukru, about 30 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 Jala.

Jala is about 43 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jala is in Balumath tehsil of Latehar district. Chatrā is about 21 km away. Balumath is about 28 km away. Bukru is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.