# Jhalon, Shahpura, Jabalpur – Population & Literacy > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/shahpura/jhalon/ Village · Shahpura, Jabalpur # Jhalon Jhalon is a village in [Shahpura](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/shahpura/) sub-district of [Jabalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/) district, [Madhya Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **1,316 people in 280 households**, the 34th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%. - 1,316people (2011) - 280households - 70.7%literacy - 872females per 1,000 males ## Jhalon PIN code and other codes Jhalon falls in Shahpura sub-district, Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockShahpura - Census village code489643 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jhalon from nearby towns? - Shahpura (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Jabalpur (district HQ)60 km by road - Shahpura (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 Jhalon? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Jhalon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Belkheda - ○Degree college10+ km · Jabalpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jabalpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Jhalon known for? The main crops are **soyabean, chana and wheat**. About 74% of the 604 hectares of village land is sown, and 294 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 Jhalon Of every 100 households in Jhalon in 2011, 82 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Jhalon · ■ Shahpura rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **79% Toilet within the home ****64%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****36%** **73% Tap water ****62%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **95% Use banking services ****49%** **40% Television ****21%** **27% Mobile phone ****33%** **30% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****28%** **43% 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 Jhalon? ■ Jhalon · ■ Shahpura rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%** **70.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872** **934 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****628** **925 Working population ****47.3%** **47.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.3% for men and 57.9% for women. 57% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 147 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 411 (66%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (3%) · **■** Marginal 39 (6%) 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 Shahpura - Basendi1,353 people - Kudan1,352 people - Pipariya Ramghat1,343 people - Gangai1,342 people - Gundrai1,315 people - Kutri1,273 people - Jhinna1,166 people - Barbati1,143 people [All 227 villages in Shahpura](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/shahpura/villages/) ## Other places named Jhalon - Jhalon · Village, Babai, Hoshangabad · 1,735 people - Jhalon · Village, Tendukheda, Damoh · 1,597 people - Jhalon · Village, Pipariya, Hoshangabad · 665 people - Jhalon · Village, Dhanora, Seoni · 310 people ## Quick answers - How far is Jhalon from Jabalpur?60 km by road - What is the population of Jhalon?1,316 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jhalon in?Jabalpur district (Shahpura sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Jhalon?70.7% (Census 2011)