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Population18,057
GeoNames
RegionWest Bengal
Elevation293 m
961 ft
Time zoneAsia/Kolkata
Nearest airportJamshedpur Airport (IXW)
64 km
Weather in Jhalidā
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About Jhalidā
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.
From the Wikipedia article Jhalda (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Jhalidā on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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Getting there and nearby towns
Jamshedpur Airport (IXW) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 64 km away.
- Muri 12 km west, about 12 min by car
- Bandh Dih 33 km north, about 33 min by car
- Bandhgora 33 km northeast, about 33 min by car
- Tanr Balidih 35 km north, about 35 min by car
- Chas 36 km northeast, about 36 min by car
- Bokāro 38 km northeast, about 38 min by car
- Puruliya 40 km east, about 40 min by car
- Jamshedpur 66 km south, about 1 h by car
- Dhanbad 67 km northeast, about 1 h by car
- Ranchi 68 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
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- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
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