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About Jarwe Village

Jarwe is a large village in Sakti tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,511, made up of 1,244 males and 1,267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 576.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495687, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarwe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarwe village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Sakti
Pincode 495687
Area (hectares) 576.43 hectares
Population 2,511
Male Population 1,244
Female Population 1,267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jarwe compares

By the 2011 count Jarwe is the 14th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents. Its 576.43 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Jarwe

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

Jarwe lies about 24 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Saragaon Road, about 7.4 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 Jarwe
Nearest railway station Saragaon Road 7.4 km
Nearest town Chāmpa 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakti 20 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 24 km

Villages closest to Jarwe

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarwe village had a population of 2,511. That makes it the 14th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents.

Jarwe village has 1,244 males and 1,267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarwe has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Jarwe is 495687. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarwe covers 576.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jarwe falls under Sakti tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jarwe is Saragaon Road, about 7.4 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 Jarwe.

Jarwe is about 24 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarwe is in Sakti tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Saragaon Road is about 7.4 km away. Chāmpa is about 14 km away. Sakti is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sundreli (under 2 km), Sakreli Khurd (1.8 km) and Gatwa (2.5 km).

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

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