About Jalu Village

Jalu is a mid sized village in Erandol tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,648, made up of 866 males and 782 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 741.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalu village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Jalgaon
Tehsil	Erandol
Pincode	425152
Area (hectares)	741.87 hectares
Population	1,648
Male Population	866
Female Population	782
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalu compares

By the 2011 count Jalu is the 25th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,116 residents. Its 741.87 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Jalu

Jalu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jalu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Jalu from other places

Jalu lies about 34 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Dharangaon, about 15 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
Tehsil headquarters	Erandol	7.8 km
Nearest railway station	Dharangaon	15 km
District headquarters	Jalgaon	34 km

Villages closest to Jalu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalu village had a population of 1,648. That makes it the 25th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,116 residents.

Jalu village has 866 males and 782 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalu has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Jalu is 425152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalu covers 741.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jalu falls under Erandol tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jalu is Dharangaon, about 15 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jalu.

Jalu is about 34 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalu is in Erandol tehsil of Jalgaon district. Erandol is about 7.8 km away. Dharangaon is about 15 km away. Jalgaon is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.