About Jhalam Village

Jhalam is a mid sized village in Bemetara tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 796, made up of 397 males and 399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 514.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491337, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhalam village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Bemetara
Pincode	491337
Area (hectares)	514.83 hectares
Population	796
Male Population	397
Female Population	399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,005
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhalam compares

By the 2011 count Jhalam is the 91st largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents. Its 514.83 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Jhalam

Jhalam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhalam as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Jhalam from other places

Jhalam lies about 76 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 34 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 Jhalam
Tehsil headquarters	Bemetara	12 km
Nearest town	Bemetāra	12 km
Nearest railway station	Hathbandh	34 km
District headquarters	Durg	76 km

Villages closest to Jhalam

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 Jhalam

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhalam village had a population of 796. That makes it the 91st largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents.

Jhalam village has 397 males and 399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhalam has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Jhalam is 491337. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhalam covers 514.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhalam falls under Bemetara tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jhalam is Hathbandh, about 34 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 10+ km distance for Jhalam.

Jhalam is about 76 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhalam is in Bemetara tehsil of Durg district. Bemetara is about 12 km away. Bemetāra is about 12 km away. Hathbandh is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.