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About Jarwai Village

Jarwai is a mid sized village in Gunderdehi tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,373, made up of 688 males and 685 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 551.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarwai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarwai village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Gunderdehi
Pincode 491223
Area (hectares) 551.41 hectares
Population 1,373
Male Population 688
Female Population 685
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jarwai compares

By the 2011 count Jarwai is the 52nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents. Its 551.41 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 1007.

Getting to Jarwai

Jarwai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jarwai as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jarwai from other places

Jarwai lies about 32 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Gundardehi, about 9.9 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 Jarwai
Nearest railway station Gundardehi 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Gunderdehi 11 km
Nearest town Dhamtari 29 km
District headquarters Durg 32 km

Villages closest to Jarwai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarwai village had a population of 1,373. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents.

Jarwai village has 688 males and 685 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarwai has about 996 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 1007.

The pincode recorded for Jarwai is 491223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarwai covers 551.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jarwai falls under Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jarwai is Gundardehi, about 9.9 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 km distance for Jarwai.

Jarwai is about 32 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarwai is in Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district. Gundardehi is about 9.9 km away. Gunderdehi is about 11 km away. Dhamtari is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Joratarai (1.7 km), Masul (2.7 km) and Dongitarai (2.7 km).

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

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