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About Jholanga Village

Jholanga is a mid sized village in Jashpur tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 633, made up of 324 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 334.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496338, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jholanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jholanga village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Jashpur
Pincode 496338
Area (hectares) 334.15 hectares
Population 633
Male Population 324
Female Population 309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jholanga compares

By the 2011 count Jholanga is the 39th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 709 residents. Its 334.15 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Jholanga

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

Jholanga lies about 14 km from Jashpur, and the nearest railway station is Kurkura, about 68 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 Jholanga
Tehsil headquarters Jashpur 14 km
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 14 km
Nearest railway station Kurkura 68 km

Villages closest to Jholanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jholanga village had a population of 633. That makes it the 39th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 709 residents.

Jholanga village has 324 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jholanga has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Jholanga is 496338. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jholanga covers 334.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jholanga falls under Jashpur tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jholanga is Kurkura, about 68 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 Jholanga.

Jholanga is about 14 km from Jashpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jholanga is in Jashpur tehsil of Jashpur district. Jashpur is about 14 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 14 km away. Kurkura is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghoraghat (under 2 km), Basta (under 2 km) and Lokhandi (1.7 km).

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

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