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About Jhalmala Village

Jhalmala is a small village in Bagbahra tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 473, made up of 234 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhalmala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhalmala village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Bagbahra
Pincode 493449
Area (hectares) 132.59 hectares
Population 473
Male Population 234
Female Population 239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jhalmala compares

By the 2011 count Jhalmala is the 158th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 132.59 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Hathigarh, Hichchha, Jamgaon and Jamli. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 473. That makes it the 158th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Jhalmala village has 234 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhalmala has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Jhalmala is 493449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhalmala covers 132.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhalmala falls under Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Jhalmala notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Jhalmala.

Jhalmala is in Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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