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About Jhala Village

Jhala is a mid sized village in Rampur Naikin tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,507, made up of 807 males and 700 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 468.52 hectares hectares.

Jhala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhala village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Rampur Naikin
Area (hectares) 468.52 hectares
Population 1,507
Male Population 807
Female Population 700
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhala compares

By the 2011 count Jhala is the 50th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 468.52 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Jhala

Jhala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhala as Available within 10+ 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 Jhala from other places

Jhala lies about 35 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Joba, about 33 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 Rampur Naikin 6.4 km
Nearest town Rewa 32 km
Nearest railway station Joba 33 km
District headquarters Sidhi 35 km

Villages closest to Jhala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampur Naikin 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 1,507. That makes it the 50th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Jhala village has 807 males and 700 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhala has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Jhala covers 468.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhala falls under Rampur Naikin tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhala is Joba, about 33 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 village for Jhala.

Jhala is about 35 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhala is in Rampur Naikin tehsil of Sidhi district. Rampur Naikin is about 6.4 km away. Rewa is about 32 km away. Joba is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dithaura (under 2 km), Naudhiya (1.9 km) and Kandhwar (2.2 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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