About Jhalmala Village

Jhalmala is a mid sized village in Berla tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 570, made up of 287 males and 283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhalmala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhalmala village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Berla
Pincode	496440
Area (hectares)	164.44 hectares
Population	570
Male Population	287
Female Population	283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhalmala compares

By the 2011 count Jhalmala is the 110th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,411 residents. Its 164.44 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 1002.

Getting to Jhalmala

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

Jhalmala lies about 61 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Tilda-Neora, about 18 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 Jhalmala
Nearest town	Bemetāra	15 km
Nearest railway station	Tilda-Neora	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Berla	20 km
District headquarters	Durg	61 km

Villages closest to Jhalmala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhalmala village had a population of 570. That makes it the 110th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,411 residents.

Jhalmala village has 287 males and 283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhalmala has about 986 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 1002.

The pincode recorded for Jhalmala is 496440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhalmala covers 164.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhalmala falls under Berla tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jhalmala is Tilda-Neora, about 18 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 Jhalmala.

Jhalmala is about 61 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhalmala is in Berla tehsil of Durg district. Bemetāra is about 15 km away. Tilda-Neora is about 18 km away. Berla is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.