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About Jhala Village

Jhala is a small village in Birsinghpur tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 153, made up of 80 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.85 hectares hectares.

Jhala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhala village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Birsinghpur
Area (hectares) 65.85 hectares
Population 153
Male Population 80
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
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 Jhala compares

By the 2011 count Jhala is the 101st largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 812 residents. Its 65.85 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 928.

Getting to Jhala

Jhala is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jhala 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhala from other places

Jhala lies about 43 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Barah Maufi, about 21 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 Jhala
Tehsil headquarters Birsinghpur 16 km
Nearest railway station Barah Maufi 21 km
Nearest town Rewa 42 km
District headquarters Satna 43 km

Villages closest to Jhala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhala village had a population of 153. That makes it the 101st largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 812 residents.

Jhala village has 80 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhala has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Jhala covers 65.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhala falls under Birsinghpur tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhala is Barah Maufi, about 21 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 10+ km distance for Jhala.

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

Jhala is in Birsinghpur tehsil of Satna district. Birsinghpur is about 16 km away. Barah Maufi is about 21 km away. Rewa is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tikar (under 2 km), Ormani (1.7 km) and Pratappur (2.4 km).

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

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