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About Jano Village

Jano is a mid sized village in Saja tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,117, made up of 560 males and 557 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 496.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jano Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jano village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Saja
Pincode 491331
Area (hectares) 496.65 hectares
Population 1,117
Male Population 560
Female Population 557
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jano compares

By the 2011 count Jano is the 32nd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 944 residents. Its 496.65 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 1009.

Getting to Jano

Jano is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jano as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jano from other places

Jano lies about 42 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 40 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 Jano
Tehsil headquarters Saja 17 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 28 km
Nearest railway station Rasmara 40 km
District headquarters Durg 42 km

Villages closest to Jano

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jano village had a population of 1,117. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 944 residents.

Jano village has 560 males and 557 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jano has about 995 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 1009.

The pincode recorded for Jano is 491331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jano covers 496.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jano falls under Saja tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jano is Rasmara, about 40 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Jano.

Jano is about 42 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jano is in Saja tehsil of Durg district. Saja is about 17 km away. Khairāgarh is about 28 km away. Rasmara is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurlu (under 2 km), Gatapar (2.1 km) and Bendar Chuwa (2.1 km).

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

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