# Jhal Village, Bilha, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bilha, Bilaspur 

# Jhal

Jhal is a village in Bilha sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495224**. The 2011 Census counted **953 people in 193 households**, the 59th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.8%.

- 953people (2011)
- 193households
- 66.7%literacy
- 495224PIN code

## Jhal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jhal is 495224.** Jhal falls in Bilha sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495224
- Gram panchayatJhal
- Community development blockBilha
- Census village code439016

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Jhal from nearby towns?

- Bilha (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)29 km by road
- Bilha (nearest town)11 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Jhal?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Jhal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bartori
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bilha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bilha
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jhal known for?

The main crops are **paddy, tivra and wheat**. About 79% of the 440 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Jhal

Of every 100 households in Jhal in 2011, 77 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jhal · ■ Bilha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**84%

Tap water ****1%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****66%**

**34%

Television ****30%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****27%**

**32%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Jhal?

■ Jhal · ■ Bilha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**65.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855**

**1006

Working population ****30.6%**

**47.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.5% for men and 54.6% for women. 44% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 131 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 77 (26%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 78 (27%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Bilha

- Sambalpuri997 people
- Nawagaon981 people
- Khamhardih975 people
- Durugdih960 people
- Hathani907 people
- Limtari894 people
- Churaghat871 people
- Dondki865 people

[All 88 villages in Bilha](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/bilha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jhal?495224
- How far is Jhal from Bilaspur?29 km by road
- What is the population of Jhal?953 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhal in?Bilaspur district (Bilha sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Jhal?66.7% (Census 2011)