# Jhalmala Village, Berla, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Berla, Durg 

# Jhalmala

Jhalmala is a village in Berla sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496440**. The 2011 Census counted **570 people in 131 households**, the 118th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 570people (2011)
- 131households
- 69.8%literacy
- 496440PIN code

## Jhalmala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jhalmala is 496440.** Jhalmala falls in Berla sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496440
- Gram panchayatRanka
- Community development blockBerla
- Census village code442314

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?

- Berla (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)100 km by road
- Berla (nearest town)30 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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 · Katiya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Raipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bemetra
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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, wheat and gram**. About 71% of the 164 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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, 99 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jhalmala · ■ Berla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****81%**

**63%

Television ****50%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 · ■ Berla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**1007

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****731**

**975

Working population ****49.5%**

**53.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 59.2% for women. 53% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 76 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 149 (53%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 44 (16%) · **■** Marginal 10 (4%)

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 Berla

- Nawagaon667 people
- Pendri658 people
- Chatuwa577 people
- Hadgaon573 people
- Budhajaung560 people
- Chotmarra550 people
- Nawagaon543 people
- Ghotmarra521 people

[All 136 villages in Berla](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/berla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jhalmala?496440
- How far is Jhalmala from Durg?100 km by road
- What is the population of Jhalmala?570 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhalmala in?Durg district (Berla sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Jhalmala?69.8% (Census 2011)