Jalalkheda Explained

Jalalkhera
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Maharashtra
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates:21.4392°N 78.7719°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Maharashtra
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Nagpur
Subdivision Type3:Tehsil
Subdivision Name3:Narkhed
Governing Body:Jalalkheda Grampanchayat
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:378.3
Population Total:8732
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Marathi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:441301
Area Code:07105
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Registration Plate:MH40
Leader Title4:Member of Legislative Assembly

Jalalkhera is a village in Nagpur district of Maharashtra, India. It connected with National Highway NH-353J. Also it is on the confluence of the Wardha and Jam rivers. It is situated 78 km from Nagpur, and the nearest railway stations are Mowad, Warud, Katol, Narkhed. The town is a tourist attraction as it has the Someshwar Fort Temple as well as the confluence of the two rivers. It is under Ramtek Loksabha Constituency and Katol Vidhan Sabha Constituency.

Demographics

Jalalkheda[1] had a population of 8732. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Jalalkheda has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 68%. In Jalalkheda, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

This city is also famous because of a natural calamity on 30 July 1991, the flood of Wardha River.

In Wardha River, flash and big floods had occurred in 1959, 1962, 1979 and 1991. The Wardha River floods[2] of 1962 and 1991 were very severe, causing heavy loss of life, property, crops and infrastructure. After the devastating flood of July 1991, all the houses in Jalalkheda were shifted to safer sites. In terms of damages, Wardha River caused the most severe damage to houses, land and infrastructure. However, low-lying agricultural lands, crops and infrastructure like roads, electric poles, culverts, farm cattle and crops or plantations on the Jalalkheda side of the river received less damages.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Villages & Towns in Narkhed Taluka of Nagpur, Maharashtra. Census2011.co.in. 14 February 2019.
  2. Web site: Post collapse of Wardha river embankment, slow relief work compounds misery of survivors. Godfrey Pereira. India Today. 14 February 2019.