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About Jhilela Village

Jhilela is a large village in Jawar tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,087, made up of 1,063 males and 1,024 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1234.22 hectares hectares.

Jhilela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhilela village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Jawar
Area (hectares) 1234.22 hectares
Population 2,087
Male Population 1,063
Female Population 1,024
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhilela compares

By the 2011 count Jhilela is the 8th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 1234.22 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Jhilela

Jhilela is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhilela as Available within <5 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 Jhilela from other places

Jhilela lies about 56 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Kisoni, about 40 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 Jhilela
Tehsil headquarters Jawar 8.3 km
Nearest town Ashta 15 km
Nearest railway station Kisoni 40 km
District headquarters Sehore 56 km

Villages closest to Jhilela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhilela village had a population of 2,087. That makes it the 8th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Jhilela village has 1,063 males and 1,024 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhilela has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Jhilela covers 1234.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhilela falls under Jawar tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhilela is Kisoni, about 40 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 village for Jhilela.

Jhilela is about 56 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhilela is in Jawar tehsil of Sehore district. Jawar is about 8.3 km away. Ashta is about 15 km away. Kisoni is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kakariya Khedi (under 2 km), Dodi (under 2 km) and Bhau Kheda (1.8 km).

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

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