About Jarra Village

Jarra is a mid sized village in Pithora tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 573, made up of 272 males and 301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,107 females per 1000 males. The village covers 264.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493555, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarra village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Mahasamund
Tehsil	Pithora
Pincode	493555
Area (hectares)	264.56 hectares
Population	573
Male Population	272
Female Population	301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,107
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jarra compares

By the 2011 count Jarra is the 155th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 835 residents. Its 264.56 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Jarra

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

Jarra lies about 74 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Komakhan railway station, about 50 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 Jarra
Nearest town	Saraipali	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pithora	27 km
Nearest railway station	Komakhan railway station	50 km
District headquarters	Mahasamund	74 km

Villages closest to Jarra

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

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Common questions about Jarra

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarra village had a population of 573. That makes it the 155th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 835 residents.

Jarra village has 272 males and 301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarra has about 1107 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Jarra is 493555. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarra covers 264.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jarra falls under Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jarra is Komakhan railway station, about 50 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 Jarra.

Jarra is about 74 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarra is in Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district. Saraipali is about 25 km away. Pithora is about 27 km away. Komakhan railway station is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.