About Jilanga Village

Jilanga is a mid sized village in Balumath tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,107, made up of 580 males and 527 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jilanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jilanga village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Balumath
Pincode	822107
Area (hectares)	159.29 hectares
Population	1,107
Male Population	580
Female Population	527
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jilanga compares

By the 2011 count Jilanga is the 31st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents. Its 159.29 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Jilanga

Jilanga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jilanga as Available within village. 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 Jilanga from other places

Jilanga lies about 38 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Bukru, about 7.0 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 Jilanga
Nearest railway station	Bukru	7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Balumath	10 km
Nearest town	Khalāri	20 km
District headquarters	Latehar	38 km

Villages closest to Jilanga

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 Jilanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Jilanga village had a population of 1,107. That makes it the 31st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents.

Jilanga village has 580 males and 527 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jilanga has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Jilanga is 822107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jilanga covers 159.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jilanga falls under Balumath tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jilanga is Bukru, about 7.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jilanga.

Jilanga is about 38 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jilanga is in Balumath tehsil of Latehar district. Bukru is about 7.0 km away. Balumath is about 10 km away. Khalāri is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.