About Jhal Village

Jhal is a mid sized village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 637, made up of 307 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 304.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhal village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Raigarh
Tehsil	Baramkela
Pincode	496551
Area (hectares)	304.09 hectares
Population	637
Male Population	307
Female Population	330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,075
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhal compares

By the 2011 count Jhal is the 70th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 304.09 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Jhal

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

Jhal lies about 58 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Bargarh Road, about 37 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 Jhal
Tehsil headquarters	Baramkela	20 km
Nearest town	Saraipali	30 km
Nearest railway station	Bargarh Road	37 km
District headquarters	Raigarh	58 km

Villages closest to Jhal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhal village had a population of 637. That makes it the 70th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Jhal village has 307 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhal has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Jhal is 496551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhal covers 304.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhal falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jhal is Bargarh Road, about 37 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 Jhal.

Jhal is about 58 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhal is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 20 km away. Saraipali is about 30 km away. Bargarh Road is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.