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About Jakba Village

Jakba is a small village in Manora tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 296, made up of 147 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 495.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496338, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakba village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Manora
Pincode 496338
Area (hectares) 495.02 hectares
Population 296
Male Population 147
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jakba compares

By the 2011 count Jakba is the 79th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 629 residents. Its 495.02 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Jakba

Jakba is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jakba as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Jakba from other places

Jakba lies about 7.0 km from Jashpur, and the nearest railway station is Biramitrapur, about 86 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 Jakba
District headquarters Jashpur 7.0 km
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Manora 14 km
Nearest railway station Biramitrapur 86 km

Villages closest to Jakba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakba village had a population of 296. That makes it the 79th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 629 residents.

Jakba village has 147 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakba has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Jakba is 496338. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakba covers 495.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jakba falls under Manora tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jakba is Biramitrapur, about 86 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jakba.

Jakba is about 7.0 km from Jashpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakba is in Manora tehsil of Jashpur district. Jashpur is about 7.0 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 7.0 km away. Manora is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajla (2.0 km), Borokona (3.4 km) and Kalaru (3.6 km).

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

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