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About Jalso Village

Jalso is a mid sized village in Tilda tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 932, made up of 478 males and 454 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 587.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalso Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalso village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Tilda
Pincode 491441
Area (hectares) 587.66 hectares
Population 932
Male Population 478
Female Population 454
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jalso compares

By the 2011 count Jalso is the 93rd largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents. Its 587.66 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Jalso

Jalso is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jalso as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jalso from other places

Jalso lies about 30 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Baikunth, about 3.0 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 Jalso
Nearest railway station Baikunth 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Tilda 9.1 km
Nearest town Tilda Newra 9.5 km
District headquarters Raipur 30 km

Villages closest to Jalso

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalso village had a population of 932. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents.

Jalso village has 478 males and 454 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalso has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Jalso is 491441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalso covers 587.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jalso falls under Tilda tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jalso is Baikunth, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jalso.

Jalso is about 30 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalso is in Tilda tehsil of Raipur district. Baikunth is about 3.0 km away. Tilda is about 9.1 km away. Tilda Newra is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kundru (under 2 km), Kirna (1.6 km) and Nakti Khapri (3.6 km).

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

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