About Jhilga Village

Jhilga is a mid sized village in Nawagarh tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 954, made up of 476 males and 478 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 507.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhilga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhilga village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Nawagarh
Pincode	491995
Area (hectares)	507.56 hectares
Population	954
Male Population	476
Female Population	478
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,004
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhilga compares

By the 2011 count Jhilga is the 70th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 985 residents. Its 507.56 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 994.

Getting to Jhilga

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

Jhilga lies about 97 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 24 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 Jhilga
Tehsil headquarters	Nawagarh	20 km
Nearest town	Mungeli	22 km
Nearest railway station	Bhatapara	24 km
District headquarters	Durg	97 km

Villages closest to Jhilga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhilga village had a population of 954. That makes it the 70th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 985 residents.

Jhilga village has 476 males and 478 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhilga has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Jhilga is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhilga covers 507.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhilga falls under Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jhilga is Bhatapara, about 24 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 Jhilga.

Jhilga is about 97 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhilga is in Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district. Nawagarh is about 20 km away. Mungeli is about 22 km away. Bhatapara is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.