About Jhalmala Village

Jhalmala is a mid sized village in Bodla tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 831, made up of 398 males and 433 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 372 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493526, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhalmala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhalmala village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Kabeerdham
Tehsil	Bodla
Pincode	493526
Area (hectares)	372 hectares
Population	831
Male Population	398
Female Population	433
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,088
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhalmala compares

By the 2011 count Jhalmala is the 70th largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 585 residents. Its 372 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Jhalmala

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

Jhalmala lies about 27 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Bamhani Banjar, about 81 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 Jhalmala
Nearest town	Kawardha	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bodla	26 km
District headquarters	Kabeerdham	27 km
Nearest railway station	Bamhani Banjar	81 km

Villages closest to Jhalmala

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

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Common questions about Jhalmala

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhalmala village had a population of 831. That makes it the 70th largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 585 residents.

Jhalmala village has 398 males and 433 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhalmala has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Jhalmala is 493526. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhalmala covers 372 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhalmala falls under Bodla tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jhalmala is Bamhani Banjar, about 81 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 Jhalmala.

Jhalmala is about 27 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhalmala is in Bodla tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Kawardha is about 24 km away. Bodla is about 26 km away. Kabeerdham is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.