About Jhalak Village

Jhalak is a mid sized village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 665, made up of 337 males and 328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhalak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhalak village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil	Gobindpur
Pincode	833201
Area (hectares)	306 hectares
Population	665
Male Population	337
Female Population	328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
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 Jhalak compares

By the 2011 count Jhalak is the 69th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 563 residents. Its 306 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Jhalak

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

Jhalak lies about 34 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Chaibasa, about 16 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 Jhalak
Tehsil headquarters	Gobindpur	15 km
Nearest railway station	Chaibasa	16 km
District headquarters	Saraikela Kharsawan	34 km

Villages closest to Jhalak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhalak village had a population of 665. That makes it the 69th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 563 residents.

Jhalak village has 337 males and 328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhalak has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

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

Jhalak covers 306 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhalak falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhalak is Chaibasa, about 16 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 Jhalak.

Jhalak is about 34 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhalak is in Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Gobindpur is about 15 km away. Chaibasa is about 16 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.