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About Jalod Village

Jalod is a large village in Amalner tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,537, made up of 1,297 males and 1,240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2445.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425420, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalod village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Amalner
Pincode 425420
Area (hectares) 2445.71 hectares
Population 2,537
Male Population 1,297
Female Population 1,240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalod compares

By the 2011 count Jalod is the 18th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,254 residents. Its 2445.71 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Jalod

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

Jalod lies about 48 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Takarkhede, about 14 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 Jalod
Nearest railway station Takarkhede 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Amalner 16 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 48 km

Villages closest to Jalod

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalod village had a population of 2,537. That makes it the 18th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,254 residents.

Jalod village has 1,297 males and 1,240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalod has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Jalod is 425420. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalod covers 2445.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jalod falls under Amalner tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jalod is Takarkhede, about 14 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 Jalod.

Jalod is about 48 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalod is in Amalner tehsil of Jalgaon district. Takarkhede is about 14 km away. Amalner is about 16 km away. Jalgaon 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 Khedi Kh Pr Jalod (under 2 km), Gangapuri (2.4 km) and Dodhawad (3.7 km).

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

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