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About Jalda Village

Jalda is a mid sized village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 664, made up of 298 males and 366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,228 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2257.28 hectares hectares.

Jalda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Baihar
Area (hectares) 2257.28 hectares
Population 664
Male Population 298
Female Population 366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,228
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalda compares

By the 2011 count Jalda is the 126th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 2257.28 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 1032.

Getting to Jalda

Jalda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jalda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jalda from other places

Jalda lies about 40 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Dhapewara, about 39 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 Jalda
Nearest town Malajkhand 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Baihar 27 km
Nearest railway station Dhapewara 39 km
District headquarters Balaghat 40 km

Villages closest to Jalda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalda village had a population of 664. That makes it the 126th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Jalda village has 298 males and 366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalda has about 1228 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

Jalda covers 2257.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jalda falls under Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jalda is Dhapewara, about 39 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 <5 km distance for Jalda.

Jalda is about 40 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalda is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Malajkhand is about 26 km away. Baihar is about 27 km away. Dhapewara is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Latri (2.5 km), Limoti (3.5 km) and Mandwa (3.8 km).

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

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