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About Jalima Village

Jalima is a small village in Manika tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 291, made up of 135 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,156 females per 1000 males. The village covers 388 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalima Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalima village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Manika
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 388 hectares
Population 291
Male Population 135
Female Population 156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,156
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 Jalima compares

By the 2011 count Jalima is the 67th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,074 residents. Its 388 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 973.

Getting to Jalima

Jalima is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jalima 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 Jalima from other places

Jalima lies about 58 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Kajri, about 44 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 Jalima
Tehsil headquarters Manika 30 km
Nearest town Chatrā 41 km
Nearest railway station Kajri 44 km
District headquarters Latehar 58 km

Villages closest to Jalima

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalima village had a population of 291. That makes it the 67th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,074 residents.

Jalima village has 135 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalima has about 1156 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

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

Jalima covers 388 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jalima falls under Manika tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jalima is Kajri, about 44 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 Jalima.

Jalima is about 58 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalima is in Manika tehsil of Latehar district. Manika is about 30 km away. Chatrā is about 41 km away. Kajri is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palhea (11 km), Puruipalhea (11 km) and Jamuna (12 km).

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

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