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About Jhalamaliya Village

Jhalamaliya is a large village in Bhopalgarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,045, made up of 1,097 males and 948 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1522.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342606, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhalamaliya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhalamaliya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Bhopalgarh
Pincode 342606
Area (hectares) 1522.2 hectares
Population 2,045
Male Population 1,097
Female Population 948
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jhalamaliya compares

By the 2011 count Jhalamaliya is the 54th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents. Its 1522.2 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 943.

Getting to Jhalamaliya

Jhalamaliya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhalamaliya 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhalamaliya from other places

Jhalamaliya lies about 50 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Pipar Road Junction, about 9.2 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 Jhalamaliya
Nearest railway station Pipar Road Junction 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhopalgarh 15 km
Nearest town Pīpār 21 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 50 km

Villages closest to Jhalamaliya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhalamaliya village had a population of 2,045. That makes it the 54th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents.

Jhalamaliya village has 1,097 males and 948 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhalamaliya has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Jhalamaliya is 342606. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhalamaliya covers 1522.2 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.

Jhalamaliya falls under Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Jhalamaliya is Pipar Road Junction, about 9.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jhalamaliya.

Jhalamaliya is about 50 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhalamaliya is in Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district. Pipar Road Junction is about 9.2 km away. Bhopalgarh is about 15 km away. Pīpār is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Artiya Kalan (1.7 km), Godawas (2.1 km) and Dewatra (3.2 km).

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

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