About Jarwai Village

Jarwai is a mid sized village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,608, made up of 824 males and 784 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 706.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491111, 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	Patan
Pincode	491111
Area (hectares)	706.93 hectares
Population	1,608
Male Population	824
Female Population	784
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jarwai compares

By the 2011 count Jarwai is the 53rd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 706.93 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1004.

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 village. 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 39 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Sirry, about 16 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
Tehsil headquarters	Patan	7.7 km
Nearest railway station	Sirry	16 km
Nearest town	Raipur	29 km
District headquarters	Durg	39 km

Villages closest to Jarwai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarwai village had a population of 1,608. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Jarwai village has 824 males and 784 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarwai has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Jarwai is 491111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarwai covers 706.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jarwai falls under Patan tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jarwai is Sirry, about 16 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 village for Jarwai.

Jarwai is about 39 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 Patan tehsil of Durg district. Patan is about 7.7 km away. Sirry is about 16 km away. Raipur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.