About Jhalda Village

Jhalda is a large village in Arsha tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,958, made up of 1,546 males and 1,412 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 673.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhalda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhalda village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Puruliya
Tehsil	Arsha
Pincode	723202
Area (hectares)	673.81 hectares
Population	2,958
Male Population	1,546
Female Population	1,412
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	913
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhalda compares

By the 2011 count Jhalda is the 14th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents. Its 673.81 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Jhalda

Jhalda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhalda 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 Jhalda from other places

Jhalda lies about 39 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Jhalda, about under 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 Jhalda
Nearest railway station	Jhalda	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arsha	20 km
Nearest town	Chas	36 km
District headquarters	Puruliya	39 km

Villages closest to Jhalda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhalda village had a population of 2,958. That makes it the 14th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents.

Jhalda village has 1,546 males and 1,412 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhalda has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Jhalda is 723202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhalda covers 673.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhalda falls under Arsha tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jhalda is Jhalda, about under 2 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 Jhalda.

Jhalda is about 39 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhalda is in Arsha tehsil of Puruliya district. Jhalda is about under 2 km away. Arsha is about 20 km away. Chas is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.