About Jalku Village

Jalku is a mid sized village in Malegaon tehsil, in the district of Nashik, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,994, made up of 1,039 males and 955 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1352 hectares hectares.

Jalku Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalku village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Nashik
Tehsil	Malegaon
Area (hectares)	1352 hectares
Population	1,994
Male Population	1,039
Female Population	955
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalku compares

By the 2011 count Jalku is the 74th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,558 residents. Its 1352 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 923.

Getting to Jalku

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

Jalku lies about 114 km from Nashik, and the nearest railway station is Borvihir, about 26 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 Jalku
Nearest town	Dyāne	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Malegaon	16 km
Nearest railway station	Borvihir	26 km
District headquarters	Nashik	114 km

Villages closest to Jalku

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalku village had a population of 1,994. That makes it the 74th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,558 residents.

Jalku village has 1,039 males and 955 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalku has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Jalku covers 1352 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jalku falls under Malegaon tehsil of Nashik district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jalku is Borvihir, about 26 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 Jalku.

Jalku is about 114 km from Nashik in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalku is in Malegaon tehsil of Nashik district. Dyāne is about 15 km away. Malegaon is about 16 km away. Borvihir is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.