About Jarga Village

Jarga is a mid sized village in Kota tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 542, made up of 276 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 365.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarga village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Kota
Pincode	497449
Area (hectares)	365.51 hectares
Population	542
Male Population	276
Female Population	266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jarga compares

By the 2011 count Jarga is the 119th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 365.51 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Jarga

Jarga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jarga as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jarga from other places

Jarga lies about 45 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belgahna, about 5.4 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Jarga
Nearest railway station	Belgahna	5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kota	20 km
Nearest town	Ratanpur	24 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	45 km

Villages closest to Jarga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kota tehsil.

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.

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Common questions about Jarga

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarga village had a population of 542. That makes it the 119th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Jarga village has 276 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarga has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Jarga is 497449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarga covers 365.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jarga falls under Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jarga is Belgahna, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jarga.

Jarga is about 45 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarga is in Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district. Belgahna is about 5.4 km away. Kota is about 20 km away. Ratanpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.