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About Abira Village

Abira is a mid sized village in Farsabahar tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 828, made up of 391 males and 437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,118 females per 1000 males. The village covers 615.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Abira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Abira village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Farsabahar
Pincode 496227
Area (hectares) 615.17 hectares
Population 828
Male Population 391
Female Population 437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,118
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Abira compares

By the 2011 count Abira is the 50th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,101 residents. Its 615.17 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Abira

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

Abira lies about 26 km from Jashpur, and the nearest railway station is Biramitrapur, about 57 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 Abira
Nearest town Simdega 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Farsabahar 26 km
District headquarters Jashpur 26 km
Nearest railway station Biramitrapur 57 km

Villages closest to Abira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Abira village had a population of 828. That makes it the 50th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,101 residents.

Abira village has 391 males and 437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Abira has about 1118 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Abira is 496227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Abira covers 615.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Abira falls under Farsabahar tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Abira is Biramitrapur, about 57 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 Abira.

Abira is about 26 km from Jashpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Abira is in Farsabahar tehsil of Jashpur district. Simdega is about 24 km away. Farsabahar is about 26 km away. Jashpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daltoli (5.2 km), Uparkachhar (5.2 km) and Bamhanmara (13 km).

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

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