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About Jhalon Village

Jhalon is a mid sized village in Babai tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,735, made up of 912 males and 823 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 452.62 hectares hectares.

Jhalon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhalon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Babai
Area (hectares) 452.62 hectares
Population 1,735
Male Population 912
Female Population 823
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jhalon compares

By the 2011 count Jhalon is the 20th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents. Its 452.62 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Jhalon

The census records public bus service for Jhalon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhalon from other places

Jhalon lies about 38 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Guramkhedi, about under 2 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 Jhalon
Nearest railway station Guramkhedi under 2 km
Nearest town Sohāgpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Babai 16 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 38 km

Villages closest to Jhalon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhalon village had a population of 1,735. That makes it the 20th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents.

Jhalon village has 912 males and 823 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhalon has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Jhalon covers 452.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhalon falls under Babai tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhalon is Guramkhedi, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jhalon.

Jhalon is about 38 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhalon is in Babai tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Guramkhedi is about under 2 km away. Sohāgpur is about 11 km away. Babai is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharda (2.9 km), Meghli (3.1 km) and Khutiya (3.5 km).

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

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