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About Jewra Village

Jewra is a mid sized village in Basna tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 636, made up of 322 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491988, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jewra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jewra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Basna
Pincode 491988
Area (hectares) 248.81 hectares
Population 636
Male Population 322
Female Population 314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jewra compares

By the 2011 count Jewra is the 112th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 767 residents. Its 248.81 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Jewra

Jewra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jewra 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. The nearest villages by name are Jagat, Jalkot, Jamdarha and Jamdi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jewra

As per the Census of India 2011, Jewra village had a population of 636. That makes it the 112th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 767 residents.

Jewra village has 322 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jewra has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Jewra is 491988. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jewra covers 248.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jewra falls under Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Jewra notes the nearest railway station 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 Jewra.

Jewra is in Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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