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About Jhilpa Village

Jhilpa is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 321, made up of 166 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.2 hectares hectares.

Jhilpa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhilpa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Shahpur
Area (hectares) 148.2 hectares
Population 321
Male Population 166
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhilpa compares

By the 2011 count Jhilpa is the 101st largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 852 residents. Its 148.2 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Jhilpa

Jhilpa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jhilpa as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Jhilpa from other places

Jhilpa lies about 30 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Barbatpur, about 9.9 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 Jhilpa
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Barbatpur 9.9 km
District headquarters Betul 30 km
Nearest town Betūl 30 km

Villages closest to Jhilpa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhilpa village had a population of 321. That makes it the 101st largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 852 residents.

Jhilpa village has 166 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhilpa has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Jhilpa covers 148.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhilpa falls under Shahpur tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhilpa is Barbatpur, about 9.9 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 within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jhilpa.

Jhilpa is about 30 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhilpa is in Shahpur tehsil of Betul district. Shahpur is about 8.6 km away. Barbatpur is about 9.9 km away. Betul is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalapani (2.4 km), Bhagtandhana (4.6 km) and Pathai (5.3 km).

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

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