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About Jolpa Village

Jolpa is a mid sized village in Khanpur tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,843, made up of 949 males and 894 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1549.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jolpa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jolpa village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Khanpur
Pincode 326038
Area (hectares) 1549.95 hectares
Population 1,843
Male Population 949
Female Population 894
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jolpa compares

By the 2011 count Jolpa is the 14th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 828 residents. Its 1549.95 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 922.

Getting to Jolpa

Jolpa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jolpa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jolpa from other places

Jolpa lies about 33 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Chhajawa, about 30 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 Jolpa
Nearest town Sangod 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanpur 13 km
Nearest railway station Chhajawa 30 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 33 km

Villages closest to Jolpa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jolpa village had a population of 1,843. That makes it the 14th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 828 residents.

Jolpa village has 949 males and 894 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jolpa has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Jolpa is 326038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jolpa covers 1549.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jolpa falls under Khanpur tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Jolpa is Chhajawa, about 30 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jolpa.

Jolpa is about 33 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jolpa is in Khanpur tehsil of Jhalawar district. Sangod is about 12 km away. Khanpur is about 13 km away. Chhajawa is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mehandri (1.7 km), Khoont Kheri (2.2 km) and Bohra (2.3 km).

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

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