About Jaldega Village

Jaldega is a large village in Jaldega tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,161, made up of 1,496 males and 1,665 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,113 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1425.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaldega Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaldega village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Simdega
Tehsil	Jaldega
Pincode	835211
Area (hectares)	1425.99 hectares
Population	3,161
Male Population	1,496
Female Population	1,665
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,113
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaldega compares

By the 2011 count Jaldega is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents. Its 1425.99 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Jaldega

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

Jaldega lies about 32 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Kanaroan, about 7.7 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 Jaldega
Nearest railway station	Kanaroan	7.7 km
Nearest town	Birmitrapur	19 km
District headquarters	Simdega	32 km

Villages closest to Jaldega

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaldega village had a population of 3,161. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents.

Jaldega village has 1,496 males and 1,665 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaldega has about 1113 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Jaldega is 835211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaldega covers 1425.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jaldega falls under Jaldega tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jaldega is Kanaroan, about 7.7 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 10+ km distance for Jaldega.

Jaldega is about 32 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaldega is in Jaldega tehsil of Simdega district. Kanaroan is about 7.7 km away. Birmitrapur is about 19 km away. Simdega is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.