About Jharra Village

Jharra is a mid sized village in Champa tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,582, made up of 793 males and 789 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 494.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493888, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jharra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharra village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Janjgir Champa
Tehsil	Champa
Pincode	493888
Area (hectares)	494.03 hectares
Population	1,582
Male Population	793
Female Population	789
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jharra compares

By the 2011 count Jharra is the 32nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,887 residents. Its 494.03 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 996.

Getting to Jharra

Jharra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jharra as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jharra from other places

Jharra lies about 18 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Saragaon Road, about 7.9 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 Jharra
Nearest railway station	Saragaon Road	7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Champa	15 km
Nearest town	Chāmpa	15 km
District headquarters	Janjgir Champa	18 km

Villages closest to Jharra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharra village had a population of 1,582. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,887 residents.

Jharra village has 793 males and 789 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharra 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 996.

The pincode recorded for Jharra is 493888. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jharra covers 494.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jharra falls under Champa tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jharra is Saragaon Road, about 7.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Jharra is about 18 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jharra is in Champa tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Saragaon Road is about 7.9 km away. Champa is about 15 km away. Chāmpa is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.