About Jalaka Village

Jalaka is a mid sized village in Maregaon tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,306, made up of 665 males and 641 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 817.78 hectares hectares.

Jalaka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalaka village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Yavatmal
Tehsil	Maregaon
Area (hectares)	817.78 hectares
Population	1,306
Male Population	665
Female Population	641
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalaka compares

By the 2011 count Jalaka is the 10th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 755 residents. Its 817.78 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 973.

Getting to Jalaka

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

Jalaka lies about 63 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Rajur, 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 Jalaka
Tehsil headquarters	Maregaon	15 km
Nearest town	Pāndharkawada	18 km
Nearest railway station	Rajur	26 km
District headquarters	Yavatmal	63 km

Villages closest to Jalaka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalaka village had a population of 1,306. That makes it the 10th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 755 residents.

Jalaka village has 665 males and 641 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalaka has about 964 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 973.

Jalaka covers 817.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jalaka falls under Maregaon tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jalaka is Rajur, 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 Jalaka.

Jalaka is about 63 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalaka is in Maregaon tehsil of Yavatmal district. Maregaon is about 15 km away. Pāndharkawada is about 18 km away. Rajur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.