# Jhalmala Village, Balod, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Balod, Durg 

# Jhalmala

Jhalmala is a village in Balod sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491226**. The 2011 Census counted **2,734 people in 598 households**, the 3rd largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 2,734people (2011)
- 598households
- 80.6%literacy
- 491226PIN code

## Jhalmala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jhalmala is 491226.** Jhalmala falls in Balod sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491226
- Gram panchayatJhalamala
- Community development blockSanjaribalod
- Census village code443208

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

## How far is Jhalmala from nearby towns?

- Balod (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)54 km by road
- Balod (nearest town)4 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 Jhalmala?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Jhalmala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Balod
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Balod
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Jhalmala known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pigeon pea and wheat**. About 63% of the 385 hectares of village land is sown, and 146 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 Jhalmala

Of every 100 households in Jhalmala in 2011, 97 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Jhalmala · ■ Balod rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**69%

Tap water ****62%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**97%

Use banking services ****63%**

**76%

Television ****52%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**18%

Own their home ****85%**

**94%

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 Jhalmala?

■ Jhalmala · ■ Balod rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**990

Working population ****51.8%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 74.2% for women. 59% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 226 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 393 (28%) · **■** Household industry 22 (2%) · **■** Other work 425 (30%) · **■** Marginal 349 (25%)

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 Balod

- Latabor2,808 people
- Karahibhadar2,784 people
- Taroud2,604 people
- Newari Kalan2,603 people
- Nipani2,555 people
- Baghmara2,452 people

[All 92 villages in Balod](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/balod/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jhalmala?491226
- How far is Jhalmala from Durg?54 km by road
- What is the population of Jhalmala?2,734 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhalmala in?Durg district (Balod sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Jhalmala?80.6% (Census 2011)