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About Jarkat Village

Jarkat is a mid sized village in Gharghoda tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 610, made up of 300 males and 310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 457.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarkat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarkat village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Gharghoda
Pincode 496111
Area (hectares) 457.28 hectares
Population 610
Male Population 300
Female Population 310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jarkat compares

By the 2011 count Jarkat is the 46th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 875 residents. Its 457.28 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1038.

Getting to Jarkat

Jarkat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jarkat 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. The nearest villages by name are Dhoram, Dokarbuda, Faguram and Gharghodi. 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 Jarkat

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarkat village had a population of 610. That makes it the 46th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 875 residents.

Jarkat village has 300 males and 310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarkat has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Jarkat is 496111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarkat covers 457.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jarkat falls under Gharghoda tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Jarkat 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 km distance for Jarkat.

Jarkat is in Gharghoda tehsil of Raigarh 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 Jarkat today is likely to be higher.

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