# Jalka Village, Ghaghra, Gumla (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Ghaghra, Gumla 

# Jalka

Jalka is a village in Ghaghra sub-district of Gumla district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835208**. The 2011 Census counted **325 people in 75 households**, the 105th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 325people (2011)
- 75households
- 42.0%literacy
- 835208PIN code

## Jalka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jalka is 835208.** Jalka falls in Ghaghra sub-district, Gumla district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835208
- Gram panchayatRuki
- Community development blockGhaghra
- Census village code375538

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Jalka from nearby towns?

- Ghaghra (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Gumla (district HQ)40 km by road
- Gumla (nearest town)40 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Jalka?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Jalka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ghaghra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghaghra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 11 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jalka known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include furniture. About 40% of the 117 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Jalka

Of every 100 households in Jalka in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jalka · ■ Ghaghra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**98%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****48%**

**52%

Television ****1%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****24%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Jalka?

■ Jalka · ■ Ghaghra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.0%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1040**

**964

Working population ****39.4%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.0% for men and 37.1% for women. 59% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 125 (98%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Ghaghra

- Gomat365 people
- Hedmi364 people
- Paunri350 people
- Makra334 people
- Bandabar323 people
- Lalpur323 people
- Bhelwadih306 people
- Chatti297 people

[All 119 villages in Ghaghra](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/ghaghra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jalka?835208
- How far is Jalka from Gumla?40 km by road
- What is the population of Jalka?325 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jalka in?Gumla district (Ghaghra sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Jalka?42.0% (Census 2011)