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About Jalakundi Village

Jalakundi is a small village in Litipara tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 86, made up of 37 males and 49 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,324 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalakundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalakundi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Litipara
Pincode 816102
Area (hectares) 53.34 hectares
Population 86
Male Population 37
Female Population 49
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,324
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 Jalakundi compares

By the 2011 count Jalakundi is the 214th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 384 residents. Its 53.34 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 1048.

Getting to Jalakundi

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

Jalakundi lies about 29 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Kotalpukur, about 26 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 Jalakundi
Tehsil headquarters Litipara 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Kotalpukur 26 km
District headquarters Pakur 29 km

Villages closest to Jalakundi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalakundi village had a population of 86. That makes it the 214th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 384 residents.

Jalakundi village has 37 males and 49 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalakundi has about 1324 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Jalakundi is 816102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalakundi covers 53.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jalakundi falls under Litipara tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jalakundi is Kotalpukur, about 26 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 Jalakundi.

Jalakundi is about 29 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalakundi is in Litipara tehsil of Pakur district. Litipara is about 5.2 km away. Kotalpukur is about 26 km away. Pakur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sidhaghati (under 2 km), Chhotapokhria (under 2 km) and Tesakundi (under 2 km).

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

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