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About Jalasar Village

Jalasar is a mid sized village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 942, made up of 487 males and 455 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1089 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalasar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalasar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Bandgaon
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 1089 hectares
Population 942
Male Population 487
Female Population 455
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
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 Jalasar compares

By the 2011 count Jalasar is the 17th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 1089 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Jalasar

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

Jalasar lies about 50 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Pakra, about 31 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 Jalasar
Tehsil headquarters Bandgaon 8.0 km
Nearest town Khunti 26 km
Nearest railway station Pakra 31 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 50 km

Villages closest to Jalasar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalasar village had a population of 942. That makes it the 17th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Jalasar village has 487 males and 455 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalasar has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Jalasar is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalasar covers 1089 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jalasar falls under Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jalasar is Pakra, about 31 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 Jalasar.

Jalasar is about 50 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalasar is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Bandgaon is about 8.0 km away. Khunti is about 26 km away. Pakra is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kulda (under 2 km), Dudur (1.9 km) and Huangdih (2.1 km).

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

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