About Jhapla Village

Jhapla is a mid sized village in Kolebira tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,221, made up of 615 males and 606 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 873 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhapla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhapla village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Simdega
Tehsil	Kolebira
Pincode	835211
Area (hectares)	873 hectares
Population	1,221
Male Population	615
Female Population	606
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhapla compares

By the 2011 count Jhapla is the 20th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,346 residents. Its 873 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Jhapla

Jhapla is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhapla as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Jhapla from other places

Jhapla lies about 27 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Kanaroan, 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 Jhapla
Tehsil headquarters	Kolebira	12 km
Nearest railway station	Kanaroan	12 km
Nearest town	Birmitrapur	24 km
District headquarters	Simdega	27 km

Villages closest to Jhapla

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

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Common questions about Jhapla

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhapla village had a population of 1,221. That makes it the 20th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,346 residents.

Jhapla village has 615 males and 606 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhapla has about 985 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 983.

The pincode recorded for Jhapla is 835211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhapla covers 873 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhapla falls under Kolebira tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhapla is Kanaroan, 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 within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhapla.

Jhapla is about 27 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhapla is in Kolebira tehsil of Simdega district. Kolebira is about 12 km away. Kanaroan is about 12 km away. Birmitrapur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.