About Jhalmala Village

Jhalmala is a mid sized village in Pusour tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,018, made up of 525 males and 493 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 381.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhalmala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhalmala village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Raigarh
Tehsil	Pusour
Pincode	496001
Area (hectares)	381.33 hectares
Population	1,018
Male Population	525
Female Population	493
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
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 49th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 934 residents. Its 381.33 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

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 11 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kotarlia, about 9.4 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 railway station	Kotarlia	9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pusour	11 km
District headquarters	Raigarh	11 km

Villages closest to Jhalmala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pusour 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 1,018. That makes it the 49th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 934 residents.

Jhalmala village has 525 males and 493 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhalmala has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Jhalmala is 496001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhalmala covers 381.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhalmala falls under Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jhalmala is Kotarlia, about 9.4 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 11 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhalmala is in Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district. Kotarlia is about 9.4 km away. Pusour is about 11 km away. Raigarh is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.