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About Jalapaposi Village

Jalapaposi is a small village in Bamebari tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 324, made up of 166 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758034, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalapaposi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalapaposi village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Bamebari
Pincode 758034
Area (hectares) 259 hectares
Population 324
Male Population 166
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jalapaposi compares

By the 2011 count Jalapaposi is the 31st largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 632 residents. Its 259 hectares work out to about 1.3 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Jalapaposi

The census records public bus service for Jalapaposi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jalapaposi from other places

Jalapaposi lies about 30 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Nayagarh, about 2.2 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 Jalapaposi
Nearest railway station Nayagarh 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bamebari 5.4 km
Nearest town Joda 18 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 30 km

Villages closest to Jalapaposi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalapaposi village had a population of 324. That makes it the 31st largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 632 residents.

Jalapaposi village has 166 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalapaposi has about 952 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 969.

The pincode recorded for Jalapaposi is 758034. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalapaposi covers 259 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jalapaposi falls under Bamebari tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Jalapaposi is Nayagarh, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jalapaposi.

Jalapaposi is about 30 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalapaposi is in Bamebari tehsil of Kendujhar district. Nayagarh is about 2.2 km away. Bamebari is about 5.4 km away. Joda is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Unchabali (2.3 km), Dhatika (4.3 km) and Namira (4.7 km).

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

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