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About Jhajhpuri Kalan Village

Jhajhpuri Kalan is a large village in Lormi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,313, made up of 1,662 males and 1,651 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 489.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhajhpuri Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhajhpuri Kalan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Lormi
Pincode 495115
Area (hectares) 489.79 hectares
Population 3,313
Male Population 1,662
Female Population 1,651
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhajhpuri Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Jhajhpuri Kalan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 489.79 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Jhajhpuri Kalan

Jhajhpuri Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhajhpuri Kalan as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Jhajhpuri Kalan from other places

Jhajhpuri Kalan lies about 55 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Salkaroad, about 36 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 Jhajhpuri Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Lormi 3.8 km
Nearest town Mungeli 25 km
Nearest railway station Salkaroad 36 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 55 km

Villages closest to Jhajhpuri Kalan

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

Common questions about Jhajhpuri Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhajhpuri Kalan village had a population of 3,313. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Jhajhpuri Kalan village has 1,662 males and 1,651 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhajhpuri Kalan has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Jhajhpuri Kalan is 495115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhajhpuri Kalan covers 489.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhajhpuri Kalan falls under Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jhajhpuri Kalan is Salkaroad, about 36 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 <5 km distance for Jhajhpuri Kalan.

Jhajhpuri Kalan is about 55 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhajhpuri Kalan is in Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Lormi is about 3.8 km away. Mungeli is about 25 km away. Salkaroad is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saraipatera (2.1 km), Lakhasar (2.1 km) and Sardha (2.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Jhajhpuri Kalan today is likely to be higher.

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