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About Jhalai Village

Jhalai is a small village in Sohagpur tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 372, made up of 198 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218 hectares hectares.

Jhalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhalai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Sohagpur
Area (hectares) 218 hectares
Population 372
Male Population 198
Female Population 174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
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 Jhalai compares

By the 2011 count Jhalai is the 119th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 783 residents. Its 218 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Jhalai

Jhalai is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jhalai 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. The nearest villages by name are Hathnabad, Hirapur, Isarpur and Jam. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jhalai

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhalai village had a population of 372. That makes it the 119th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 783 residents.

Jhalai village has 198 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhalai has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

Jhalai covers 218 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhalai falls under Sohagpur tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Jhalai notes the nearest railway station 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 Jhalai.

Jhalai is in Sohagpur tehsil of Hoshangabad district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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