About Jhal Village

Jhal is a mid sized village in Bilha tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 953, made up of 488 males and 465 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 440.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhal village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Bilha
Pincode	495224
Area (hectares)	440.34 hectares
Population	953
Male Population	488
Female Population	465
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhal compares

By the 2011 count Jhal is the 57th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents. Its 440.34 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Jhal

Jhal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhal as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhal from other places

Jhal lies about 19 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dagori, about 9.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Jhal
Nearest railway station	Dagori	9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bilha	12 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	19 km
Nearest town	Bilāspur	19 km

Villages closest to Jhal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bilha tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Jhal

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhal village had a population of 953. That makes it the 57th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents.

Jhal village has 488 males and 465 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhal has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Jhal is 495224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhal covers 440.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhal falls under Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jhal is Dagori, about 9.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Jhal.

Jhal is about 19 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhal is in Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district. Dagori is about 9.3 km away. Bilha is about 12 km away. Bilaspur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.