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About Jalkhan Village

Jalkhan is a mid sized village in Bilara tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,251, made up of 645 males and 606 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1028.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalkhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalkhan village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Bilara
Pincode 342601
Area (hectares) 1028.95 hectares
Population 1,251
Male Population 645
Female Population 606
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jalkhan compares

By the 2011 count Jalkhan is the 51st largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,036 residents. Its 1028.95 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, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Jalkhan

Jalkhan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jalkhan as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jalkhan from other places

Jalkhan lies about 54 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Silari, about 3.9 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 Jalkhan
Nearest railway station Silari 3.9 km
Nearest town Pīpār 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilara 23 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 54 km

Villages closest to Jalkhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalkhan village had a population of 1,251. That makes it the 51st largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,036 residents.

Jalkhan village has 645 males and 606 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalkhan has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Jalkhan is 342601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalkhan covers 1028.95 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.

Jalkhan falls under Bilara tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Jalkhan is Silari, about 3.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jalkhan.

Jalkhan is about 54 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalkhan is in Bilara tehsil of Jodhpur district. Silari is about 3.9 km away. Pīpār is about 6.0 km away. Bilara is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Silari (3.5 km), Chirdhani (6.0 km) and Jaspali (6.1 km).

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

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