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About Ila Village

Ila is a mid sized village in Pathalgaon tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,523, made up of 765 males and 758 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 489.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ila village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Pathalgaon
Pincode 496118
Area (hectares) 489.94 hectares
Population 1,523
Male Population 765
Female Population 758
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ila compares

By the 2011 count Ila is the 50th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,577 residents. Its 489.94 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Ila

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

Ila lies about 80 km from Jashpur, and the nearest railway station is Dharamjaigarh Road, 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 Ila
Tehsil headquarters Pathalgaon 22 km
Nearest railway station Dharamjaigarh Road 42 km
Nearest town Sundergarh 56 km
District headquarters Jashpur 80 km

Villages closest to Ila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ila village had a population of 1,523. That makes it the 50th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,577 residents.

Ila village has 765 males and 758 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ila has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Ila is 496118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ila covers 489.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ila falls under Pathalgaon tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ila is Dharamjaigarh Road, 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ila.

Ila is about 80 km from Jashpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ila is in Pathalgaon tehsil of Jashpur district. Pathalgaon is about 22 km away. Dharamjaigarh Road is about 42 km away. Sundergarh is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Buldega (11 km), Pakargaon (22 km) and Batura Kachhar (24 km).

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

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