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About Jhulna Village

Jhulna is a mid sized village in Nawagarh tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,448, made up of 721 males and 727 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 407.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491340, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhulna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhulna village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Nawagarh
Pincode 491340
Area (hectares) 407.1 hectares
Population 1,448
Male Population 721
Female Population 727
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhulna compares

By the 2011 count Jhulna is the 35th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 985 residents. Its 407.1 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Jhulna

Jhulna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhulna as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jhulna from other places

Jhulna lies about 111 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Kalmitar, about 39 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 Jhulna
Nearest town Mungeli 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawagarh 24 km
Nearest railway station Kalmitar 39 km
District headquarters Durg 111 km

Villages closest to Jhulna

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.

Common questions about Jhulna

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhulna village had a population of 1,448. That makes it the 35th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 985 residents.

Jhulna village has 721 males and 727 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhulna has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Jhulna is 491340. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhulna covers 407.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhulna falls under Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jhulna is Kalmitar, about 39 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 <5 km distance for Jhulna.

Jhulna is about 111 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhulna is in Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district. Mungeli is about 4.7 km away. Nawagarh is about 24 km away. Kalmitar is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rohra (1.8 km), Jaitpuri (10 km) and Bundeli (10 km).

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

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