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About Jalu Village

Jalu is a mid sized village in Nandgaon Khandeshwar tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 832, made up of 429 males and 403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 646.48 hectares hectares.

Jalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalu village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Amravati
Tehsil Nandgaon Khandeshwar
Area (hectares) 646.48 hectares
Population 832
Male Population 429
Female Population 403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jalu compares

By the 2011 count Jalu is the 61st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 998 residents. Its 646.48 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Jalu

Jalu is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jalu 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jalu from other places

Jalu lies about 14 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is Badnera Junction, about 5.5 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 Jalu
Nearest railway station Badnera Junction 5.5 km
District headquarters Amravati 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Nandgaon Khandeshwar 17 km

Villages closest to Jalu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalu village had a population of 832. That makes it the 61st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 998 residents.

Jalu village has 429 males and 403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalu has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Jalu covers 646.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jalu falls under Nandgaon Khandeshwar tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jalu is Badnera Junction, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jalu.

Jalu is about 14 km from Amravati in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalu is in Nandgaon Khandeshwar tehsil of Amravati district. Badnera Junction is about 5.5 km away. Amravati is about 14 km away. Nandgaon Khandeshwar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanora Jog (2.2 km), Adgaon Kh (2.4 km) and Januna (2.6 km).

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

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