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About Jodatarai Village

Jodatarai is a mid sized village in Gidam tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 808, made up of 378 males and 430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,138 females per 1000 males. The village covers 359.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jodatarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jodatarai village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil Gidam
Pincode 494441
Area (hectares) 359.04 hectares
Population 808
Male Population 378
Female Population 430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,138
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jodatarai compares

By the 2011 count Jodatarai is the 30th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 359.04 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Jodatarai

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

How far is Jodatarai from other places

Jodatarai lies about 33 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada. 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 Jodatarai
Tehsil headquarters Gidam 6.6 km
District headquarters Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 33 km
Nearest town Bacheli 41 km

Villages closest to Jodatarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jodatarai village had a population of 808. That makes it the 30th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Jodatarai village has 378 males and 430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jodatarai has about 1138 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Jodatarai is 494441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jodatarai covers 359.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jodatarai falls under Gidam tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Jodatarai 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 - 10 km distance for Jodatarai.

Jodatarai is about 33 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jodatarai is in Gidam tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Gidam is about 6.6 km away. Dakshin Bastar Dantewada is about 33 km away. Bacheli is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghotpal (2.3 km), Ronje (3.0 km) and Hiranar (4.2 km).

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

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