Village · Baramkela, Raigarh # Jhal Jhal is a village in Baramkela sub-district of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 496551. The 2011 Census counted 637 people in 167 households, the 73rd largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%. - 637 people (2011) - 167 households - 76.0% literacy - 496551 PIN code ## Jhal PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Jhal is 496551. Jhal falls in Baramkela sub-district, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 496551 - Gram panchayat Jhal - Community development block Sarailendha - Census village code 435782 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jhal from nearby towns? - Baramkela (sub-district HQ) 31 km by road - Raigarh (district HQ) 81 km by road - Sohela (nearest town) 22 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jhal? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Jhal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Post office In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sarangarh - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sariya - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 22 h summer · 22 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Jhal known for? The main crops are paddy. About 57% of the 304 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jhal Of every 100 households in Jhal in 2011, 31 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Jhal · ■ Baramkela rural average - Electricity for lighting 31% 83% - Toilet within the home 5% 13% - No toilet (open defecation) 95% 87% - Tap water 0% 20% - Drinking water within premises 11% 10% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 99% - Use banking services 42% 37% - Television 19% 22% - Mobile phone 18% 20% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 15% 11% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 24% 27% - Own their home 97% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jhal? ■ Jhal · ■ Baramkela rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 76.0% 74.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1075 990 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1056 947 - Working population 49.6% 49.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.6% for men and 67.1% for women. 54% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 64 (20%) · ■ Farm labourers 19 (6%) · ■ Other work 20 (6%) · ■ Marginal 213 (67%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Baramkela - Kalakhunta 671 people - Jalgarh 662 people - Kokbahal 660 people - Jirapali 653 people - Amoda 629 people - Karanpali 626 people - Kandurpali 624 people - Munglipali 624 people All 243 villages in Baramkela ## Other places named Jhal - Jhal · Village, Nawagarh, Durg · 2,799 people - Jhal · Village, Kosli, Rewari · 2,659 people - Jhal · Village, Manpur, Umaria · 2,107 people - Jhal · Village, Bemetara, Durg · 1,879 people - Jhal · Village, Bilha, Bilaspur · 953 people - Jhal · Village, Bijnor, Bijnor · 893 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jhal? 496551 - How far is Jhal from Raigarh? 81 km by road - What is the population of Jhal? 637 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jhal in? Raigarh district (Baramkela sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Jhal? 76.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/baramkela/jhal/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.