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About Jharband Village

Jharband is a small village in Basna tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 492, made up of 247 males and 245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jharband Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharband village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Basna
Pincode 493558
Area (hectares) 119.02 hectares
Population 492
Male Population 247
Female Population 245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jharband compares

By the 2011 count Jharband is the 147th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 767 residents. Its 119.02 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Jharband

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

Jharband lies about 88 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Komakhan railway station, about 63 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 Jharband
Tehsil headquarters Basna 13 km
Nearest town Saraipali 14 km
Nearest railway station Komakhan railway station 63 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 88 km

Villages closest to Jharband

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharband village had a population of 492. That makes it the 147th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 767 residents.

Jharband village has 247 males and 245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharband has about 992 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 1016.

The pincode recorded for Jharband is 493558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jharband covers 119.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jharband falls under Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jharband is Komakhan railway station, about 63 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 Jharband.

Jharband is about 88 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jharband is in Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district. Basna is about 13 km away. Saraipali is about 14 km away. Komakhan railway station is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mudidih (under 2 km), Bhanwarpur (1.5 km) and Bandabari (1.8 km).

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

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