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About Jhala Tola Village

Jhala Tola is a small village in Chhuriya tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 409, made up of 198 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhala Tola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhala Tola village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuriya
Pincode 491558
Area (hectares) 158.34 hectares
Population 409
Male Population 198
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhala Tola compares

By the 2011 count Jhala Tola is the 173rd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 812 residents. Its 158.34 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Jhala Tola

Jhala Tola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhala Tola as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jhala Tola from other places

Jhala Tola lies about 39 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Paniajob, about 24 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 Jhala Tola
Tehsil headquarters Chhuriya 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Paniajob 24 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 26 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 39 km

Villages closest to Jhala Tola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chhuriya 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 Jhala Tola

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhala Tola village had a population of 409. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 812 residents.

Jhala Tola village has 198 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhala Tola has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Jhala Tola is 491558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhala Tola covers 158.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhala Tola falls under Chhuriya tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jhala Tola is Paniajob, about 24 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 km distance for Jhala Tola.

Jhala Tola is about 39 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhala Tola is in Chhuriya tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Chhuriya is about 6.0 km away. Paniajob is about 24 km away. Dongargarh is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bholapur (under 2 km), Pande Tola (2.0 km) and Bairagi Bhendi (2.4 km).

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

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