About Jota Village

Jota is a mid sized village in Pathariya tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,088, made up of 554 males and 534 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493890, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jota village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Pathariya
Pincode	493890
Area (hectares)	210.27 hectares
Population	1,088
Male Population	554
Female Population	534
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jota compares

By the 2011 count Jota is the 64th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 210.27 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Jota

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

How far is Jota from other places

Jota lies about 41 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belha, about 32 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 Jota
Tehsil headquarters	Pathariya	7.2 km
Nearest town	Mungeli	12 km
Nearest railway station	Belha	32 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	41 km

Villages closest to Jota

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.

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Common questions about Jota

As per the Census of India 2011, Jota village had a population of 1,088. That makes it the 64th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Jota village has 554 males and 534 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jota has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Jota is 493890. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jota covers 210.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jota falls under Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jota is Belha, about 32 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Jota is about 41 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jota is in Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district. Pathariya is about 7.2 km away. Mungeli is about 12 km away. Belha is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.