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About Jhara Village

Jhara is a mid sized village in Kondagaon tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 614, made up of 294 males and 320 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 519.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Kondagaon
Pincode 494226
Area (hectares) 519.56 hectares
Population 614
Male Population 294
Female Population 320
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,088
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhara compares

By the 2011 count Jhara is the 93rd largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 927 residents. Its 519.56 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Jhara

Jhara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhara as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Hasel, Hiramandla, Indagaon and Isalnar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Jhara

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhara village had a population of 614. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 927 residents.

Jhara village has 294 males and 320 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhara has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Jhara is 494226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhara covers 519.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhara falls under Kondagaon tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Jhara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jhara.

Jhara is in Kondagaon tehsil of Bastar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Jhara today is likely to be higher.

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