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About Jhatla Village

Jhatla is a small village in Piploda tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 401, made up of 195 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 505.47 hectares hectares.

Jhatla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhatla village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Piploda
Area (hectares) 505.47 hectares
Population 401
Male Population 195
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhatla compares

By the 2011 count Jhatla is the 82nd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,445 residents. Its 505.47 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Jhatla

Jhatla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jhatla as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhatla from other places

Jhatla lies about 44 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Dhodhar, about 14 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 Jhatla
Tehsil headquarters Piploda 13 km
Nearest railway station Dhodhar 14 km
Nearest town Jaora 19 km
District headquarters Ratlam 44 km

Villages closest to Jhatla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhatla village had a population of 401. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,445 residents.

Jhatla village has 195 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhatla has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Jhatla covers 505.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhatla falls under Piploda tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhatla is Dhodhar, about 14 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 <5 km distance for Jhatla.

Jhatla is about 44 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhatla is in Piploda tehsil of Ratlam district. Piploda is about 13 km away. Dhodhar is about 14 km away. Jaora is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Riyawan (1.9 km), Bhakar Khedi (2.3 km) and Ranigaon (2.5 km).

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

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