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About Jalnso Village

Jalnso is a mid sized village in Masturi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,313, made up of 668 males and 645 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 321.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalnso Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalnso village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Masturi
Pincode 491226
Area (hectares) 321.65 hectares
Population 1,313
Male Population 668
Female Population 645
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalnso compares

By the 2011 count Jalnso is the 84th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents. Its 321.65 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 990.

Getting to Jalnso

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

Jalnso lies about 30 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kotmi Sonar, about 20 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 Jalnso
Tehsil headquarters Masturi 16 km
Nearest railway station Kotmi Sonar 20 km
Nearest town Akaltara 23 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 30 km

Villages closest to Jalnso

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalnso village had a population of 1,313. That makes it the 84th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents.

Jalnso village has 668 males and 645 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalnso has about 966 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 990.

The pincode recorded for Jalnso is 491226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalnso covers 321.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jalnso falls under Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jalnso is Kotmi Sonar, about 20 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 Jalnso.

Jalnso is about 30 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalnso is in Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Masturi is about 16 km away. Kotmi Sonar is about 20 km away. Akaltara is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kataha (2.3 km), Sukulkari (2.6 km) and Bharari (2.6 km).

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

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