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About Jhabad Village

Jhabad is a small village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 470, made up of 235 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhabad village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Baramkela
Pincode 496551
Area (hectares) 91.83 hectares
Population 470
Male Population 235
Female Population 235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhabad compares

By the 2011 count Jhabad is the 104th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 91.83 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Jhabad

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

Jhabad lies about 2.6 km from Baramkela, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 37 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 Jhabad
Tehsil headquarters Baramkela 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Raigarh 37 km

Villages closest to Jhabad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhabad village had a population of 470. That makes it the 104th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Jhabad village has 235 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhabad has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Jhabad is 496551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhabad covers 91.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhabad falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jhabad is Raigarh, about 37 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 Jhabad.

Jhabad is about 2.6 km from Baramkela in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhabad is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 2.6 km away. Raigarh is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chantipali (under 2 km), Pathiyapali (under 2 km) and Kanchanpur (1.8 km).

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

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