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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Jhalda
| other_name = Jhalida
| settlement_type = City
| image_skyline = Shilphore_Hillock,_Jhalda.jpeg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Shilphore Hillock, Jhalda
| nickname =
| pushpin_map = India West Bengal#India3
| pushpin_label_position =
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India
| coordinates = {{coord|23.37|N|85.97|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Purulia District|Purulia]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = [[Municipal Corporations in India|Municipality]]
| governing_body = Jhalda Municipality
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 3.85
| area_rank =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 293
| population_total = 19544
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_rank =
| population_demonym =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 723202
| area_code = +91 3254
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| registration_plate = WB 56
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Purulia (Lok Sabha constituency)|Purulia]]
| website = {{URL|http://www.jhaldamunicipality.com/}}
| footnotes =
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Baghmundi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Baghmundi]], [[Joypur, Purulia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Joypur]]
}}

'''Jhalda''' is a city and a municipality in [[Purulia district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is the headquarters of the [[Jhalda subdivision]].

==Geography==
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===Location===
Jhalda is located at {{Coord|23.37|N|85.97|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Jhalida.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Jhalda]</ref> It has an average elevation of {{convert|293|m|ft|abbr=on}}.

According to the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Puruliya'', Jhalda municipality covered an area of 3.85 km2.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1914_PART_A_DCHB_PURULIYA.pdf | title = District Census Handbook Puruliya, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A | work= Section II Town Directory, Page 1073 Statement I: Status and Growth History | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal |access-date = 30 January 2020}}</ref>

===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 River|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 3 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.<ref>Houlton, Sir John, ''Bihar, the Heart of India'', 1949, p. 170, Orient Longmans Ltd.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia |work = Tables 2.1, 2.2 |publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 12 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.wbtourismgov.in/destination/district/purulia| title = Purulia | work= Department of Tourism| publisher = Government of West Bengal |access-date = 1 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.utsavpedia.com/cultural-connections/indian-performing-arts/chhau-dance-of-purulia/| title = Chhau dance of Purulia| publisher = Itsavpedia |access-date = 1 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1914_PART_A_DCHB_PURULIYA.pdf| title = District Census Handbook: Puruliya – Series 20, Part Xii A, Census of India 2011| work= Page 102: Brief Description of Places of Religious, Historical or Archaeological Importance and Places of Tourist Interest of the District |publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal |access-date = 28 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://rangandatta.wordpress.com/2018/04/25/deuli-harup-and-suisa-crumbling-temples-scattered-statues-and-single-room-museum-purulia-district/#more-32881| title = Deuli, Harup and Suisa, Crumbling Temples, Scattered Statues and Single Room Museum| publisher = Rangan Dutta/ Wordpress |access-date = 21 January 2020}}</ref>

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

==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 290 km2 and the population covered is 157,064. It has 48.7 km of inter-state border with Silli PS in Ranchi district and Kashmar and Jaridih police stations in Bokaro district of Jharkhand.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.dospiwb.org.in/site.php |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia |work = Tables 2.1, 2.2 |publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 5 October 2016 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170729135056/http://www.dospiwb.org.in/site.php |archive-date = 29 July 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://puruliapolice.org/ps/jhalda-ps/ |title = Jhalda PS | publisher= Purulia District Police | access-date = 5 October 2016}}</ref>

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 Census of India]], Jhalda had a total population of 9,384 of which 4,848 (52%) were males and 4,536 (48%) were females. There were 2,020 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Jhalda was 4,350 (61.03% of the population over 6 years).<ref name=census3-2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables | work= West Bengal – District-wise |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 21 January 2020 }}</ref>

{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Jhalda had a population of 17,870. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Jhalda has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 53%. In Jhalda, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

==Tourism==
It is a small town surrounded by small hillocks. The main hills of the area are Shikra, Bansa, Kopla, Silphor, etc. The places of interest of the area are Norahara, Murguma Dam, Dimu Dam, Kanrior, etc. Jhalda is adjacent to the state of [[Jharkhand]] (9 km from Muri. [[Jhalda Station]] is the railway station in the region. The village of Kotogara is on the other side of the mountains at Jhalda. Kotogara village is in Jharkhand. One of the main visit place is Ayodhya Hills its about 35 km from jhalda which situated in Baghmundi.
[[File:Murguma_dam.jpg|thumb|Murguma dam, Jhalda. Purulia]]

==Transport==
[[Jhalda railway station]] is situated on the [[Asansol-Gaya section|Gomoh-Muri line]]. This town is also well connected with district headquarters Purulia and [[Ranchi]] by bus services. Toto and rickshaw is also available here for more comfort to travel.

==Healthcare==
Jhalda Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, is the major government medical facility in Jhalda I CD block.Dr. P.K.Das is the leading general practitioner of the area with a vast experience of more than 35 years, he is considered as God in the area.His son Dr.Saptarshi Das is a recent MBBS graduate from Medical College, Kolkata and has gained popularity within few days of practice.<ref>{{cite web | url =https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/RH.pdf | title = Health & Family Welfare Department | work= Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals | publisher = Government of West Bengal |access-date = 21 January 2020}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=23.360+85.980+(Jhalda)&spn=4,0.5&t=k&hl=en Jhalda on Google Maps ]
* [http://wikimapia.org/775041/ Jhalda on Wikimapia Maps ]

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[[Category:Cities and towns in Purulia district]]

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