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About Jhalraunda Village

Jhalraunda is a mid sized village in Jaijaipur tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,696, made up of 833 males and 863 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 730.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495690, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhalraunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhalraunda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Jaijaipur
Pincode 495690
Area (hectares) 730.85 hectares
Population 1,696
Male Population 833
Female Population 863
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhalraunda compares

By the 2011 count Jhalraunda is the 36th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,555 residents. Its 730.85 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 1022.

Getting to Jhalraunda

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

Jhalraunda lies about 34 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Jetha, about 9.4 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 Jhalraunda
Nearest railway station Jetha 9.4 km
Nearest town Saktī 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaijaipur 14 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 34 km

Villages closest to Jhalraunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhalraunda village had a population of 1,696. That makes it the 36th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,555 residents.

Jhalraunda village has 833 males and 863 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhalraunda has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Jhalraunda is 495690. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhalraunda covers 730.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhalraunda falls under Jaijaipur tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jhalraunda is Jetha, about 9.4 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 Jhalraunda.

Jhalraunda is about 34 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhalraunda is in Jaijaipur tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Jetha is about 9.4 km away. Saktī is about 12 km away. Jaijaipur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lohrakot (1.8 km), Bichhiya (2.0 km) and Amapali (2.1 km).

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

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