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About Jala Village

Jala is a small village in Chhabra tehsil, in the district of Baran, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 355, made up of 195 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 821 females per 1000 males. The village covers 899.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 325220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jala village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Baran
Tehsil Chhabra
Pincode 325220
Area (hectares) 899.31 hectares
Population 355
Male Population 195
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 821
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jala compares

By the 2011 count Jala is the 137th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 639 residents. Its 899.31 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Jala

Jala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jala 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jala from other places

Jala lies about 83 km from Baran, and the nearest railway station is Kumbhraj, about 17 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 Jala
Nearest railway station Kumbhraj 17 km
Nearest town Rāghogarh 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhabra 24 km
District headquarters Baran 83 km

Villages closest to Jala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jala village had a population of 355. That makes it the 137th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 639 residents.

Jala village has 195 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jala has about 821 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Jala is 325220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jala covers 899.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jala falls under Chhabra tehsil of Baran district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Jala is Kumbhraj, about 17 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jala.

Jala is about 83 km from Baran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jala is in Chhabra tehsil of Baran district. Kumbhraj is about 17 km away. Rāghogarh is about 24 km away. Chhabra is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamla (1.7 km), Telni (3.8 km) and Nagda (4.4 km).

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

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