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About Jola Village

Jola is a mid sized village in Kaij tehsil, in the district of Bid, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,120, made up of 562 males and 558 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 537 hectares hectares.

Jola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jola village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bid
Tehsil Kaij
Area (hectares) 537 hectares
Population 1,120
Male Population 562
Female Population 558
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jola compares

By the 2011 count Jola is the 79th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents. Its 537 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Jola

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

Jola lies about 28 km from Bid, and the nearest railway station is Kalamb Road, about 48 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 Jola
Tehsil headquarters Kaij 19 km
District headquarters Bid 28 km
Nearest railway station Kalamb Road 48 km

Villages closest to Jola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jola village had a population of 1,120. That makes it the 79th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents.

Jola village has 562 males and 558 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jola has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 905.

Jola covers 537 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jola falls under Kaij tehsil of Bid district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jola is Kalamb Road, about 48 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 Jola.

Jola is about 28 km from Bid in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jola is in Kaij tehsil of Bid district. Kaij is about 19 km away. Bid is about 28 km away. Kalamb Road is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sasura (under 2 km), Sarul (1.8 km) and Pimpalgawhan (2.9 km).

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

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