About Jalka Village

Jalka is a mid sized village in Bhatkuli tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,577, made up of 826 males and 751 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 977.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalka village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Amravati
Tehsil	Bhatkuli
Pincode	444701
Area (hectares)	977.26 hectares
Population	1,577
Male Population	826
Female Population	751
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalka compares

By the 2011 count Jalka is the 20th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 977.26 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Jalka

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

Jalka lies about 20 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is Shirala, about 5.0 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 Jalka
Nearest railway station	Shirala	5.0 km
District headquarters	Amravati	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhatkuli	23 km

Villages closest to Jalka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalka village had a population of 1,577. That makes it the 20th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Jalka village has 826 males and 751 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalka has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Jalka is 444701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalka covers 977.26 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.

Jalka falls under Bhatkuli tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jalka is Shirala, about 5.0 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 Jalka.

Jalka is about 20 km from Amravati in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalka is in Bhatkuli tehsil of Amravati district. Shirala is about 5.0 km away. Amravati is about 20 km away. Bhatkuli is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.