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About Jhilmila Village

Jhilmila is a large village in Akaltara tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,347, made up of 1,723 males and 1,624 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 796.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhilmila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhilmila village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Akaltara
Pincode 495554
Area (hectares) 796.46 hectares
Population 3,347
Male Population 1,723
Female Population 1,624
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhilmila compares

By the 2011 count Jhilmila is the 11th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,963 residents. Its 796.46 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Jhilmila

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

Jhilmila lies about 18 km from Janjgir Champa. 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 Jhilmila
Tehsil headquarters Akaltara 12 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 18 km

Villages closest to Jhilmila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhilmila village had a population of 3,347. That makes it the 11th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,963 residents.

Jhilmila village has 1,723 males and 1,624 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhilmila has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Jhilmila is 495554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhilmila covers 796.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhilmila falls under Akaltara tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Jhilmila notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhilmila.

Jhilmila is about 18 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhilmila is in Akaltara tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Akaltara is about 12 km away. Janjgir Champa is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nariyara (2.9 km), Nawapara (3.6 km) and Banahil (3.9 km).

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

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