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About Jhapeli Village

Jhapeli is a mid sized village in Baloda tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 698, made up of 347 males and 351 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495559, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhapeli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhapeli village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Baloda
Pincode 495559
Area (hectares) 131.5 hectares
Population 698
Male Population 347
Female Population 351
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhapeli compares

By the 2011 count Jhapeli is the 52nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 131.5 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Jhapeli

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

Jhapeli lies about 19 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Kapan, about 10 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 Jhapeli
Tehsil headquarters Baloda 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Kapan 10 km
Nearest town Akaltara 12 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 19 km

Villages closest to Jhapeli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhapeli village had a population of 698. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Jhapeli village has 347 males and 351 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhapeli has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Jhapeli is 495559. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhapeli covers 131.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhapeli falls under Baloda tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jhapeli is Kapan, about 10 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 Jhapeli.

Jhapeli is about 19 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhapeli is in Baloda tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Baloda is about 2.4 km away. Kapan is about 10 km away. Akaltara is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jawalpur (2.4 km), Charpara (3.4 km) and Shanicharadih Damami (3.5 km).

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

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