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About Jolako Village

Jolako is a mid sized village in Kesinga tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,208, made up of 611 males and 597 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 305 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jolako Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jolako village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Kesinga
Pincode 766012
Area (hectares) 305 hectares
Population 1,208
Male Population 611
Female Population 597
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jolako compares

By the 2011 count Jolako is the 40th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents. Its 305 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Jolako

Jolako is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jolako as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gudipata, Gurjimunda, Hatikhoj and Jamujor. 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 Jolako

As per the Census of India 2011, Jolako village had a population of 1,208. That makes it the 40th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents.

Jolako village has 611 males and 597 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jolako has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Jolako is 766012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jolako covers 305 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jolako falls under Kesinga tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The census record for Jolako notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jolako.

Jolako is in Kesinga tehsil of Kalahandi 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 Jolako today is likely to be higher.

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