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About Jhalmala Village

Jhalmala is a mid sized village in Kawardha tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,327, made up of 643 males and 684 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491336, 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 Kawardha
Pincode 491336
Area (hectares) 238.26 hectares
Population 1,327
Male Population 643
Female Population 684
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
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 36th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 238.26 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

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 16 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 61 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
District headquarters Kabeerdham 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kawardha 16 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 61 km

Villages closest to Jhalmala

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.

Common questions about Jhalmala

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhalmala village had a population of 1,327. That makes it the 36th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Jhalmala village has 643 males and 684 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhalmala has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Jhalmala is 491336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhalmala covers 238.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhalmala falls under Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jhalmala is Hathbandh, about 61 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 16 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 Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Kabeerdham is about 16 km away. Kawardha is about 16 km away. Hathbandh is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghorewara (under 2 km), Ghirghosa (under 2 km) and Gopal Bhawna (under 2 km).

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

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