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About Jata Village

Jata is a mid sized village in Saja tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,039, made up of 507 males and 532 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 281.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491993, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jata village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Saja
Pincode 491993
Area (hectares) 281.9 hectares
Population 1,039
Male Population 507
Female Population 532
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jata compares

By the 2011 count Jata is the 40th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 944 residents. Its 281.9 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Jata

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

Jata lies about 53 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Bhilai Power House, about 52 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 Jata
Tehsil headquarters Saja under 2 km
Nearest town Bemetāra 24 km
Nearest railway station Bhilai Power House 52 km
District headquarters Durg 53 km

Villages closest to Jata

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 Jata

As per the Census of India 2011, Jata village had a population of 1,039. That makes it the 40th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 944 residents.

Jata village has 507 males and 532 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jata has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Jata is 491993. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jata covers 281.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jata falls under Saja tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jata is Bhilai Power House, about 52 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 Jata.

Jata is about 53 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jata is in Saja tehsil of Durg district. Saja is about under 2 km away. Bemetāra is about 24 km away. Bhilai Power House is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Musuwadih (under 2 km), Amlidih (1.7 km) and Dongitarai (1.8 km).

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

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