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About Jhalariya Village

Jhalariya is a mid sized village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 976, made up of 518 males and 458 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhalariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhalariya village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Balrampur
Pincode 497118
Area (hectares) 329.44 hectares
Population 976
Male Population 518
Female Population 458
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhalariya compares

By the 2011 count Jhalariya is the 38th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 868 residents. Its 329.44 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 974.

Getting to Jhalariya

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

Jhalariya lies about 57 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Ambikapur, about 59 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 Jhalariya
Tehsil headquarters Balrampur 13 km
District headquarters Surguja 57 km
Nearest town Ambikāpur 57 km
Nearest railway station Ambikapur 59 km

Villages closest to Jhalariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhalariya village had a population of 976. That makes it the 38th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 868 residents.

Jhalariya village has 518 males and 458 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhalariya has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Jhalariya is 497118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhalariya covers 329.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhalariya falls under Balrampur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jhalariya is Ambikapur, about 59 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 Jhalariya.

Jhalariya is about 57 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhalariya is in Balrampur tehsil of Surguja district. Balrampur is about 13 km away. Surguja is about 57 km away. Ambikāpur is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghaghara (under 2 km), Bathaura (1.6 km) and Tarkakhand (3.6 km).

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

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