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About Jhalap Village

Jhalap is a mid sized village in Simalwara tehsil, in the district of Dungarpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,915, made up of 1,031 males and 884 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 613 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 314403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhalap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhalap village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Dungarpur
Tehsil Simalwara
Pincode 314403
Area (hectares) 613 hectares
Population 1,915
Male Population 1,031
Female Population 884
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhalap compares

By the 2011 count Jhalap is the 48th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 613 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 979.

Getting to Jhalap

Jhalap is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhalap as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Jhalap from other places

Jhalap 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 Jhalap
Nearest railway station Lusadiya 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Simalwara 34 km
District headquarters Dungarpur 34 km
Nearest town Dūngarpur 34 km

Villages closest to Jhalap

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 Jhalap

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhalap village had a population of 1,915. That makes it the 48th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Jhalap village has 1,031 males and 884 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhalap has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

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

Jhalap covers 613 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhalap falls under Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Jhalap 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhalap.

Jhalap 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.

Jhalap 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 Jhalai (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 Jhalap today is likely to be higher.

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