About Jhal Village

Jhal is a large village in Nawagarh tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,799, made up of 1,369 males and 1,430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 932.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491337, 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	Nawagarh
Pincode	491337
Area (hectares)	932.56 hectares
Population	2,799
Male Population	1,369
Female Population	1,430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,045
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 985 residents. Its 932.56 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

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 91 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 42 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	Nawagarh	5.3 km
Nearest town	Mungeli	15 km
Nearest railway station	Bhatapara	42 km
District headquarters	Durg	91 km

Villages closest to Jhal

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 Jhal

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhal village had a population of 2,799. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 985 residents.

Jhal village has 1,369 males and 1,430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhal has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

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

Jhal covers 932.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhal falls under Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jhal is Bhatapara, about 42 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 91 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 Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district. Nawagarh is about 5.3 km away. Mungeli is about 15 km away. Bhatapara is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.