Jhalda
Jhalda is a town and a municipality in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Jhalda subdivision.
Geography
Location
Jhalda is located at. It has an average elevation of.According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Puruliya, Jhalda municipality covered an area of.
Area overview
Purulia district forms the lowest step of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills. Jhalda subdivision, shown in the map alongside, is located in the western part of the district, bordering Jharkhand. The Subarnarekha flows along a short stretch of its western border. It is an overwhelmingly rural subdivision with 91.02% of the population living in the rural areas and 8.98% living in the urban areas. There are three census towns in the subdivision. The map alongside shows some of the tourist attractions in the Ajodhya Hills. The area is home to Purulia Chhau dance with spectacular masks made at Charida. The remnants of old temples and deities are found in the subdivision also, as in other parts of the district.Police station
Jhalda police station has jurisdiction over a part of Jhalda municipal town, Jhalda I CD block and part of Jhalda II CD block. The area covered is and a population served of 157,064 people. It has of inter-state border with Silli PS in Ranchi district and Kashmar and Jaridih police stations in Bokaro district of Jharkhand.Demographic Data
The Jhalda Municipality has a population of 19,544 of which 10,050 are males while 9,494 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.The population of children aged 0-6 is 2474 which is 12.66% of total population of Jhalda. In Jhalda Municipality, the female sex ratio is 945 against state average of 950. Moreover the child sex ratio in Jhalda is around 982 compared to West Bengal state average of 956. literacy rate of Jhalda city is 76.78% higher than the state average of 76.26%. In Jhalda, male literacy is around 85.49% while the female literacy rate is 67.50%.
Jhalda Municipality has total administration over 3,676 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.