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About Jhora Village

Jhora is a small village in Katghora tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 411, made up of 209 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 340.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495450, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhora village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Korba
Tehsil Katghora
Pincode 495450
Area (hectares) 340.24 hectares
Population 411
Male Population 209
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhora compares

By the 2011 count Jhora is the 80th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 928 residents. Its 340.24 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Jhora

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

Jhora lies about 20 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Gevra Road, about 19 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 Jhora
Tehsil headquarters Katghora 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Gevra Road 19 km
District headquarters Korba 20 km

Villages closest to Jhora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhora village had a population of 411. That makes it the 80th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 928 residents.

Jhora village has 209 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhora has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Jhora is 495450. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhora covers 340.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhora falls under Katghora tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jhora is Gevra Road, about 19 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 km distance for Jhora.

Jhora is about 20 km from Korba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhora is in Katghora tehsil of Korba district. Katghora is about 8.7 km away. Gevra Road is about 19 km away. Korba 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 Ghanakachhar (4.0 km), Basantpur (4.2 km) and Bisanpur (4.2 km).

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

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