About Jhilli Village

Jhilli is one of the larger villages in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,162, made up of 2,607 males and 2,555 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 663.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhilli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhilli village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Khargram
Pincode	742147
Area (hectares)	663.61 hectares
Population	5,162
Male Population	2,607
Female Population	2,555
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhilli compares

By the 2011 count Jhilli is the 7th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 663.61 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Jhilli

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

Jhilli lies about 33 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 13 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 Jhilli
Nearest railway station	Lohapur	13 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khargram	18 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	33 km

Villages closest to Jhilli

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

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Common questions about Jhilli

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhilli village had a population of 5,162. That makes it the 7th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Jhilli village has 2,607 males and 2,555 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhilli has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Jhilli is 742147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhilli covers 663.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhilli falls under Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jhilli is Lohapur, about 13 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 Jhilli.

Jhilli is about 33 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhilli is in Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 13 km away. Rampur Hat is about 17 km away. Khargram is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.