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About Jalke Village

Jalke is a mid sized village in Jalgaon tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,042, made up of 551 males and 491 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 408.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalke Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalke village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Jalgaon
Pincode 425116
Area (hectares) 408.15 hectares
Population 1,042
Male Population 551
Female Population 491
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jalke compares

By the 2011 count Jalke is the 52nd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents. Its 408.15 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Jalke

Jalke is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jalke 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jalke from other places

Jalke lies about 17 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Mhasavad, about 7.7 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 Jalke
Nearest railway station Mhasavad 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalgaon 17 km

Villages closest to Jalke

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalke village had a population of 1,042. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents.

Jalke village has 551 males and 491 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalke has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Jalke is 425116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalke covers 408.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jalke falls under Jalgaon tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jalke is Mhasavad, about 7.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Jalke is about 17 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalke is in Jalgaon tehsil of Jalgaon district. Mhasavad is about 7.7 km away. Jalgaon 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 Vitner (2.3 km), Wavdade (2.8 km) and Bilkhede (3.1 km).

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

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