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About Jhosla Village

Jhosla is a small village in Sailana tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 222, made up of 110 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.52 hectares hectares.

Jhosla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhosla village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Sailana
Area (hectares) 139.52 hectares
Population 222
Male Population 110
Female Population 112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhosla compares

By the 2011 count Jhosla is the 157th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 509 residents. Its 139.52 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Jhosla

Jhosla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jhosla as Available within <5 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 Jhosla from other places

Jhosla lies about 27 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Nityanand Dham, about 25 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 Jhosla
Tehsil headquarters Sailana 10 km
Nearest railway station Nityanand Dham 25 km
District headquarters Ratlam 27 km
Nearest town Ratlām 27 km

Villages closest to Jhosla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhosla village had a population of 222. That makes it the 157th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 509 residents.

Jhosla village has 110 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhosla has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1000.

Jhosla covers 139.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhosla falls under Sailana tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhosla is Nityanand Dham, about 25 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jhosla.

Jhosla is about 27 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhosla is in Sailana tehsil of Ratlam district. Sailana is about 10 km away. Nityanand Dham is about 25 km away. Ratlam is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Indrawal Kalan (under 2 km), Sarwan (1.7 km) and Indrawal Khurd (2.1 km).

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

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