About Jalama Village

Jalama is a large village in Gauriganj tehsil, in the district of Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,245, made up of 1,113 males and 1,132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 340.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 227411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalama village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Sultanpur
Tehsil	Gauriganj
Pincode	227411
Area (hectares)	340.14 hectares
Population	2,245
Male Population	1,113
Female Population	1,132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,017
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalama compares

By the 2011 count Jalama is the 45th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,536 residents. Its 340.14 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Jalama

Jalama is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jalama as Available within 5 - 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 Jalama from other places

Jalama lies about 27 km from Sultanpur, and the nearest railway station is Talakhajuri, about 12 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 Jalama
Nearest railway station	Talakhajuri	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gauriganj	12 km
Nearest town	Jais	25 km
District headquarters	Sultanpur	27 km

Villages closest to Jalama

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

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Common questions about Jalama

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalama village had a population of 2,245. That makes it the 45th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,536 residents.

Jalama village has 1,113 males and 1,132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalama has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Jalama is 227411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalama covers 340.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jalama falls under Gauriganj tehsil of Sultanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jalama is Talakhajuri, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jalama.

Jalama is about 27 km from Sultanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalama is in Gauriganj tehsil of Sultanpur district. Talakhajuri is about 12 km away. Gauriganj is about 12 km away. Jais is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.