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About Jalhur Village

Jalhur is a small village in Bhanupratappur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18, made up of 9 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalhur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalhur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Bhanupratappur
Pincode 494336
Area (hectares) 82.1 hectares
Population 18
Male Population 9
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalhur compares

By the 2011 count Jalhur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 787 residents. Its 82.1 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1044.

Getting to Jalhur

Jalhur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jalhur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jalhur from other places

Jalhur lies about 10 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Keoti, about 7.9 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 Jalhur
Nearest railway station Keoti 7.9 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhanupratappur 14 km
Nearest town Kānker 36 km

Villages closest to Jalhur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalhur village had a population of 18. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 787 residents.

Jalhur village has 9 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalhur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1044.

The pincode recorded for Jalhur is 494336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalhur covers 82.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jalhur falls under Bhanupratappur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jalhur is Keoti, about 7.9 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 10+ km distance for Jalhur.

Jalhur is about 10 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalhur is in Bhanupratappur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Keoti is about 7.9 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 10 km away. Bhanupratappur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khadaka (2.0 km), Shahkatta (2.5 km) and Bhurka (2.6 km).

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

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