About Jhalka Village

Jhalka is a mid sized village in Kawardha tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 821, made up of 412 males and 409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhalka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhalka village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Kabeerdham
Tehsil	Kawardha
Pincode	491995
Area (hectares)	206.14 hectares
Population	821
Male Population	412
Female Population	409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	993
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhalka compares

By the 2011 count Jhalka is the 88th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 206.14 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 1001.

Getting to Jhalka

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

Jhalka lies about 11 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 74 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 Jhalka
Tehsil headquarters	Kawardha	3.9 km
District headquarters	Kabeerdham	11 km
Nearest railway station	Hathbandh	74 km

Villages closest to Jhalka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhalka village had a population of 821. That makes it the 88th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Jhalka village has 412 males and 409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhalka has about 993 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 1001.

The pincode recorded for Jhalka is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhalka covers 206.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhalka falls under Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jhalka is Hathbandh, about 74 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 Jhalka.

Jhalka is about 11 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhalka is in Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Kawardha is about 3.9 km away. Kabeerdham is about 11 km away. Hathbandh is about 74 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.