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About Jalota Village

Jalota is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,479, made up of 724 males and 755 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalota village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144207
Area (hectares) 186 hectares
Population 1,479
Male Population 724
Female Population 755
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jalota compares

By the 2011 count Jalota is the 53rd largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 186 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Jalota

Jalota 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 Jalota 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jalota from other places

Jalota lies about 38 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Dasuya, about 3.7 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 Jalota
Nearest railway station Dasuya 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 3.9 km
Nearest town Dasūya 3.9 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 38 km

Villages closest to Jalota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalota village had a population of 1,479. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Jalota village has 724 males and 755 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalota has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Jalota is 144207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalota covers 186 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jalota falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jalota is Dasuya, about 3.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jalota.

Jalota is about 38 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalota is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Dasuya is about 3.7 km away. Dasua is about 3.9 km away. Dasūya is about 3.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandidass (under 2 km), Chak Mehra (under 2 km) and Odrah (under 2 km).

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

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