About Jihakodta Village

Jihakodta is a small village in Katekalyan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 414, made up of 199 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 799.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jihakodta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jihakodta village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil	Katekalyan
Pincode	494552
Area (hectares)	799.59 hectares
Population	414
Male Population	199
Female Population	215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,080
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jihakodta compares

By the 2011 count Jihakodta is the 35th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 799.59 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Jihakodta

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

Jihakodta lies about 14 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, and the nearest railway station is Kaklur, about 21 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 Jihakodta
Tehsil headquarters	Katekalyan	14 km
District headquarters	Dakshin Bastar Dantewada	14 km
Nearest railway station	Kaklur	21 km
Nearest town	Bacheli	30 km

Villages closest to Jihakodta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jihakodta village had a population of 414. That makes it the 35th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Jihakodta village has 199 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jihakodta has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1080.

The pincode recorded for Jihakodta is 494552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jihakodta covers 799.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jihakodta falls under Katekalyan tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jihakodta is Kaklur, about 21 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jihakodta.

Jihakodta is about 14 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.

Jihakodta is in Katekalyan tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Katekalyan is about 14 km away. Dakshin Bastar Dantewada is about 14 km away. Kaklur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.