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About Jelha Village

Jelha is a small village in Oudgi tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 307, made up of 155 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jelha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jelha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Oudgi
Pincode 497231
Area (hectares) 111.61 hectares
Population 307
Male Population 155
Female Population 152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jelha compares

By the 2011 count Jelha is the 80th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 885 residents. Its 111.61 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Jelha

Jelha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jelha 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Hariharpur, Hathichuan, Indarpur Alias Dudimajan and Injani. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jelha

As per the Census of India 2011, Jelha village had a population of 307. That makes it the 80th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 885 residents.

Jelha village has 155 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jelha has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

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

Jelha covers 111.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jelha falls under Oudgi tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Jelha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Jelha is in Oudgi tehsil of Surguja district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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