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About Jhillai Village

Jhillai is a mid sized village in Seoni Malwa tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,132, made up of 586 males and 546 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 603.75 hectares hectares.

Jhillai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhillai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Seoni Malwa
Area (hectares) 603.75 hectares
Population 1,132
Male Population 586
Female Population 546
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
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 Jhillai compares

By the 2011 count Jhillai is the 44th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 603.75 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Jhillai

Jhillai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhillai 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 Jhillai from other places

Jhillai lies about 30 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Dharamkundi, about 8.3 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 Jhillai
Nearest railway station Dharamkundi 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Seoni Malwa 14 km
Nearest town Seoni Mālwa 14 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 30 km

Villages closest to Jhillai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Seoni Malwa 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 Jhillai

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhillai village had a population of 1,132. That makes it the 44th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Jhillai village has 586 males and 546 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhillai has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Jhillai covers 603.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhillai falls under Seoni Malwa tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhillai is Dharamkundi, about 8.3 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 Jhillai.

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

Jhillai is in Seoni Malwa tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Dharamkundi is about 8.3 km away. Seoni Malwa is about 14 km away. Seoni Mālwa 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 Jhagar (under 2 km), Surangi (1.8 km) and Khapariya (2.4 km).

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

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