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About Jhilmili Village

Jhilmili is a mid sized village in Bhaiyathan tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 983, made up of 518 males and 465 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhilmili Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhilmili village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Bhaiyathan
Pincode 497231
Area (hectares) 262.54 hectares
Population 983
Male Population 518
Female Population 465
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhilmili compares

By the 2011 count Jhilmili is the 55th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 262.54 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Jhilmili

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

Jhilmili lies about 47 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Surajpur Road, about 12 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 Jhilmili
Tehsil headquarters Bhaiyathan under 2 km
Nearest railway station Surajpur Road 12 km
Nearest town Surajpur 20 km
District headquarters Surguja 47 km

Villages closest to Jhilmili

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhilmili village had a population of 983. That makes it the 55th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Jhilmili village has 518 males and 465 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhilmili has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Jhilmili is 497231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhilmili covers 262.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhilmili falls under Bhaiyathan tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jhilmili is Surajpur Road, about 12 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 Jhilmili.

Jhilmili is about 47 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhilmili is in Bhaiyathan tehsil of Surguja district. Bhaiyathan is about under 2 km away. Surajpur Road is about 12 km away. Surajpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaiyathan (under 2 km), Sirsi (5.2 km) and Khopa (11 km).

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

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