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About Jilda Village

Jilda is a mid sized village in Pendra tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,719, made up of 864 males and 855 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1208.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jilda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jilda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Pendra
Pincode 495119
Area (hectares) 1208.49 hectares
Population 1,719
Male Population 864
Female Population 855
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jilda compares

By the 2011 count Jilda is the 16th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,399 residents. Its 1208.49 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Jilda

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

Jilda lies about 70 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Khodri, about 21 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 Jilda
Nearest town Pasān 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Pendra 19 km
Nearest railway station Khodri 21 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 70 km

Villages closest to Jilda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jilda village had a population of 1,719. That makes it the 16th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,399 residents.

Jilda village has 864 males and 855 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jilda has about 990 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 1010.

The pincode recorded for Jilda is 495119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jilda covers 1208.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jilda falls under Pendra tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jilda is Khodri, about 21 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 Jilda.

Jilda is about 70 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jilda is in Pendra tehsil of Bilaspur district. Pasān is about 16 km away. Pendra is about 19 km away. Khodri is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanaibahara (under 2 km), Kodgar (2.3 km) and Bamhani (3.6 km).

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

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