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About Joki Village

Joki is a mid sized village in Takhatpur tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,735, made up of 898 males and 837 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 400.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Joki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Joki village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Takhatpur
Pincode 495334
Area (hectares) 400.59 hectares
Population 1,735
Male Population 898
Female Population 837
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Joki compares

By the 2011 count Joki is the 45th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents. Its 400.59 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Joki

Joki is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Joki as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Joki from other places

Joki lies about 9.7 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Ghutku, about 4.0 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 Joki
Nearest railway station Ghutku 4.0 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 9.7 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Takhatpur 22 km

Villages closest to Joki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Joki village had a population of 1,735. That makes it the 45th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents.

Joki village has 898 males and 837 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Joki has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Joki is 495334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Joki covers 400.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Joki falls under Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Joki is Ghutku, about 4.0 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 village for Joki.

Joki is about 9.7 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Joki is in Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district. Ghutku is about 4.0 km away. Bilaspur is about 9.7 km away. Bilāspur is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharni (2.5 km), Lokhandi (3.4 km) and Turkadih (3.8 km).

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

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