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About Jakela Village

Jakela is a mid sized village in Pusour tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,368, made up of 676 males and 692 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 443.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496100, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakela village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Pusour
Pincode 496100
Area (hectares) 443.07 hectares
Population 1,368
Male Population 676
Female Population 692
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jakela compares

By the 2011 count Jakela is the 22nd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 934 residents. Its 443.07 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Jakela

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

Jakela lies about 8.4 km from Pusour, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 7.8 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 Jakela
Nearest railway station Raigarh 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Pusour 8.4 km

Villages closest to Jakela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakela village had a population of 1,368. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 934 residents.

Jakela village has 676 males and 692 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakela has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Jakela is 496100. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakela covers 443.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jakela falls under Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jakela is Raigarh, about 7.8 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 Jakela.

Jakela is about 8.4 km from Pusour in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakela is in Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district. Raigarh is about 7.8 km away. Pusour is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumarpali (1.7 km), Belpali (2.0 km) and Aurda (2.1 km).

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

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