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About Jor Village

Jor is a small village in Mangaon tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 220, made up of 105 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,095 females per 1000 males. The village covers 455 hectares hectares.

Jor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jor village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Mangaon
Area (hectares) 455 hectares
Population 220
Male Population 105
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,095
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jor compares

By the 2011 count Jor is the 170th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 455 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Jor

Jor is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jor as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Jor from other places

Jor lies about 5.7 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kirodimal Nagar, about 4.2 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 Jor
Nearest railway station Kirodimal Nagar 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Mangaon 5.7 km
District headquarters Raigarh 5.7 km

Villages closest to Jor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jor village had a population of 220. That makes it the 170th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Jor village has 105 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jor has about 1095 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1070.

Jor covers 455 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jor falls under Mangaon tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jor is Kirodimal Nagar, about 4.2 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jor.

Jor is about 5.7 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jor is in Mangaon tehsil of Raigarh district. Kirodimal Nagar is about 4.2 km away. Mangaon is about 5.7 km away. Raigarh is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sangi (3.8 km), Cheravali (5.0 km) and Lakhapale (9.8 km).

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

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