About Jhal Village

Jhal is a mid sized village in Bemetara tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,879, made up of 916 males and 963 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 911.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhal village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Bemetara
Pincode	491335
Area (hectares)	911.56 hectares
Population	1,879
Male Population	916
Female Population	963
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,051
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 15th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents. Its 911.56 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

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 73 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 35 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
Tehsil headquarters	Bemetara	9.0 km
Nearest town	Bemetāra	9.0 km
Nearest railway station	Hathbandh	35 km
District headquarters	Durg	73 km

Villages closest to Jhal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bemetara 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 1,879. That makes it the 15th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents.

Jhal village has 916 males and 963 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhal has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Jhal is 491335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhal covers 911.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhal falls under Bemetara tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jhal is Hathbandh, about 35 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 73 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhal is in Bemetara tehsil of Durg district. Bemetara is about 9.0 km away. Bemetāra is about 9.0 km away. Hathbandh is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.