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About Jilhata Village

Jilhata is a small village in Niwas tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 366, made up of 179 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143.79 hectares hectares.

Jilhata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jilhata village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Niwas
Area (hectares) 143.79 hectares
Population 366
Male Population 179
Female Population 187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jilhata compares

By the 2011 count Jilhata is the 127th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 671 residents. Its 143.79 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Jilhata

Jilhata is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jilhata as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jilhata from other places

Jilhata lies about 53 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Mandla Fort, about 55 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 Jilhata
Tehsil headquarters Niwas 4.7 km
District headquarters Mandla 53 km
Nearest town Mandlā 53 km
Nearest railway station Mandla Fort 55 km

Villages closest to Jilhata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jilhata village had a population of 366. That makes it the 127th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 671 residents.

Jilhata village has 179 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jilhata has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1022.

Jilhata covers 143.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jilhata falls under Niwas tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jilhata is Mandla Fort, about 55 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 village for Jilhata.

Jilhata is about 53 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jilhata is in Niwas tehsil of Mandla district. Niwas is about 4.7 km away. Mandla is about 53 km away. Mandlā is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaudas (under 2 km), Jhinjhara (2.0 km) and Jilhati (2.1 km).

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

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