About Jhaphal Village

Jhaphal is a large village in Lormi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,640, made up of 1,849 males and 1,791 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 656.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhaphal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhaphal village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Lormi
Pincode	495115
Area (hectares)	656.69 hectares
Population	3,640
Male Population	1,849
Female Population	1,791
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhaphal compares

By the 2011 count Jhaphal 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 656.69 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. 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 Jhaphal

Jhaphal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhaphal 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 Jhaphal from other places

Jhaphal lies about 52 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, 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 Jhaphal
Tehsil headquarters	Lormi	4.4 km
Nearest town	Mungeli	20 km
Nearest railway station	Kargi Road	36 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	52 km

Villages closest to Jhaphal

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.

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Common questions about Jhaphal

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhaphal village had a population of 3,640. 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.

Jhaphal village has 1,849 males and 1,791 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhaphal has about 969 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 Jhaphal is 495115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhaphal covers 656.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhaphal falls under Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jhaphal is Kargi Road, 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 village for Jhaphal.

Jhaphal is about 52 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhaphal is in Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Lormi is about 4.4 km away. Mungeli is about 20 km away. Kargi Road is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.