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About Jam Ka Tala Village

Jam Ka Tala is a mid sized village in Chohtan tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 694, made up of 361 males and 333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 842.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jam Ka Tala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jam Ka Tala village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Chohtan
Pincode 344702
Area (hectares) 842.99 hectares
Population 694
Male Population 361
Female Population 333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jam Ka Tala compares

By the 2011 count Jam Ka Tala is the 253rd largest of the 420 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 842.99 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Jam Ka Tala

Jam Ka Tala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jam Ka Tala as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jam Ka Tala from other places

Jam Ka Tala lies about 51 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Bhachhbar, about 35 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 Jam Ka Tala
Tehsil headquarters Chohtan 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Bhachhbar 35 km
District headquarters Barmer 51 km
Nearest town Bārmer 51 km

Villages closest to Jam Ka Tala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chohtan 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 Jam Ka Tala

As per the Census of India 2011, Jam Ka Tala village had a population of 694. That makes it the 253rd largest of the 420 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Jam Ka Tala village has 361 males and 333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jam Ka Tala has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Jam Ka Tala is 344702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jam Ka Tala covers 842.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jam Ka Tala falls under Chohtan tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Jam Ka Tala is Bhachhbar, about 35 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 - 10 km distance for Jam Ka Tala.

Jam Ka Tala is about 51 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jam Ka Tala is in Chohtan tehsil of Barmer district. Chohtan is about 8.2 km away. Bhachhbar is about 35 km away. Barmer is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aloo Ka Tala (under 2 km), Dhanoniyon Ka Tala (under 2 km) and Hazi Ka Tala (under 2 km).

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

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