About Jiya Village

Jiya is a mid sized village in Bemetara tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,811, made up of 903 males and 908 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 777.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jiya village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Bemetara
Pincode	491335
Area (hectares)	777.13 hectares
Population	1,811
Male Population	903
Female Population	908
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,006
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jiya compares

By the 2011 count Jiya is the 16th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents. Its 777.13 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Jiya

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

Jiya lies about 65 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Tilda-Neora, about 22 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 Jiya
Tehsil headquarters	Bemetara	11 km
Nearest town	Bemetāra	11 km
Nearest railway station	Tilda-Neora	22 km
District headquarters	Durg	65 km

Villages closest to Jiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jiya village had a population of 1,811. That makes it the 16th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents.

Jiya village has 903 males and 908 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jiya has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Jiya is 491335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jiya covers 777.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jiya falls under Bemetara tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jiya is Tilda-Neora, about 22 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 Jiya.

Jiya is about 65 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jiya is in Bemetara tehsil of Durg district. Bemetara is about 11 km away. Bemetāra is about 11 km away. Tilda-Neora is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.