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About Jewra Village

Jewra is a mid sized village in Pathariya tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 978, made up of 490 males and 488 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 303.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jewra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jewra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Pathariya
Pincode 495335
Area (hectares) 303.71 hectares
Population 978
Male Population 490
Female Population 488
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jewra compares

By the 2011 count Jewra is the 75th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 303.71 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Jewra

Jewra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jewra as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jewra from other places

Jewra lies about 26 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belha, about 19 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 Jewra
Tehsil headquarters Pathariya 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Belha 19 km
Nearest town Mungeli 24 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 26 km

Villages closest to Jewra

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

Common questions about Jewra

As per the Census of India 2011, Jewra village had a population of 978. That makes it the 75th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Jewra village has 490 males and 488 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jewra has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Jewra is 495335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jewra covers 303.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jewra falls under Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jewra is Belha, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Jewra.

Jewra is about 26 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jewra is in Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district. Pathariya is about 8.2 km away. Belha is about 19 km away. Mungeli is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barduli (2.0 km), Tonhichua (2.4 km) and Majhreta (2.5 km).

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

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