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About Jhalai Village

Jhalai is a mid sized village in Simalwara tehsil, in the district of Dungarpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,103, made up of 561 males and 542 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 314403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhalai village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Dungarpur
Tehsil Simalwara
Pincode 314403
Area (hectares) 289.32 hectares
Population 1,103
Male Population 561
Female Population 542
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhalai compares

By the 2011 count Jhalai is the 103rd largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 289.32 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Jhalai

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

Jhalai lies about 34 km from Dungarpur, and the nearest railway station is Lusadiya, about 32 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 Jhalai
Nearest railway station Lusadiya 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Simalwara 34 km
District headquarters Dungarpur 34 km
Nearest town Dūngarpur 34 km

Villages closest to Jhalai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhalai village had a population of 1,103. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Jhalai village has 561 males and 542 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhalai has about 966 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 979.

The pincode recorded for Jhalai is 314403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhalai covers 289.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhalai falls under Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Jhalai is Lusadiya, about 32 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 10+ km distance for Jhalai.

Jhalai is about 34 km from Dungarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhalai is in Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district. Lusadiya is about 32 km away. Simalwara is about 34 km away. Dungarpur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhalap (under 2 km), Seethal (1.7 km) and Sadariya (2.3 km).

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

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