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About Jhalwa Village

Jhalwa is a mid sized village in Jaora tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,444, made up of 751 males and 693 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 708.2 hectares hectares.

Jhalwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhalwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Jaora
Area (hectares) 708.2 hectares
Population 1,444
Male Population 751
Female Population 693
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jhalwa compares

By the 2011 count Jhalwa is the 34th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,105 residents. Its 708.2 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Jhalwa

The census records public bus service for Jhalwa as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jhalwa from other places

Jhalwa lies about 43 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Mundalaram, about 2.6 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 Jhalwa
Nearest railway station Mundalaram 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaora 8.1 km
District headquarters Ratlam 43 km

Villages closest to Jhalwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhalwa village had a population of 1,444. That makes it the 34th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,105 residents.

Jhalwa village has 751 males and 693 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhalwa has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Jhalwa covers 708.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhalwa falls under Jaora tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhalwa is Mundalaram, about 2.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jhalwa.

Jhalwa is about 43 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhalwa is in Jaora tehsil of Ratlam district. Mundalaram is about 2.6 km away. Jaora is about 8.1 km away. Ratlam is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Roop Nagar (1.6 km), Baga Kheda (2.3 km) and Banna Kheda (2.3 km).

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

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