# Jalaka Village, Maregaon, Yavatmal (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Maregaon, Yavatmal 

# Jalaka

Jalaka is a village in Maregaon sub-district of Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,306 people in 358 households**, the 11th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.3%.

- 1,306people (2011)
- 358households
- 78.5%literacy
- 964females per 1,000 males

## Jalaka PIN code and other codes

Jalaka falls in Maregaon sub-district, Yavatmal district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMaregaon
- Census village code543717

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

## How far is Jalaka from nearby towns?

- Maregaon (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Yavatmal (district HQ)72 km by road
- Wani (nearest town)22 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 Jalaka?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Jalaka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Botoni
- ○Degree college10+ km · Maregaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yavatmal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Jalaka known for?

About 78% of the 818 hectares of village land is sown, and 630 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 Jalaka

Of every 100 households in Jalaka in 2011, 54 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jalaka · ■ Maregaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**78%

Tap water ****85%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**84%

Use banking services ****65%**

**68%

Television ****29%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****42%**

**39%

Own their home ****95%**

**93%

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 Jalaka?

■ Jalaka · ■ Maregaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%**

**82.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896**

**965

Working population ****59.6%**

**58.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 73.3% for women. 66% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 101 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 163 (21%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 44 (6%) · **■** Marginal 468 (60%)

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 Maregaon

- Kolgaon1,614 people
- Chinchmandal1,539 people
- GondBuranda1,485 people
- Nawargaon1,448 people
- Hiwara-Majara1,270 people
- Chopan1,248 people
- Wanoja1,223 people
- Bori-bk.1,175 people

[All 115 villages in Maregaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/maregaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jalaka from Yavatmal?72 km by road
- What is the population of Jalaka?1,306 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jalaka in?Yavatmal district (Maregaon sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Jalaka?78.5% (Census 2011)