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About Jalkim Village

Jalkim is a small village in Kharkutta tehsil, in the district of East Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 355, made up of 185 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalkim Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalkim village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Garo Hills
Tehsil Kharkutta
Pincode 793111
Population 355
Male Population 185
Female Population 170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalkim compares

By the 2011 count Jalkim is the 47th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 296 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Jalkim

Jalkim is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jalkim as Available within 10+ km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Imbang Jambal, Imbanggi, Imbeng Adap and Imsambal. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jalkim

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalkim village had a population of 355. That makes it the 47th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 296 residents.

Jalkim village has 185 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalkim has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Jalkim is 793111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalkim falls under Kharkutta tehsil of East Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Jalkim notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Jalkim is in Kharkutta tehsil of East Garo Hills district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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