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About Jogitarai Village

Jogitarai is a mid sized village in Pusour tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 847, made up of 452 males and 395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496100, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jogitarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jogitarai village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Pusour
Pincode 496100
Area (hectares) 255.17 hectares
Population 847
Male Population 452
Female Population 395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jogitarai compares

By the 2011 count Jogitarai is the 64th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 934 residents. Its 255.17 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Jogitarai

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

Jogitarai lies about 8.6 km from Pusour, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 7.7 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 Jogitarai
Nearest railway station Raigarh 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Pusour 8.6 km

Villages closest to Jogitarai

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 Jogitarai

As per the Census of India 2011, Jogitarai village had a population of 847. That makes it the 64th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 934 residents.

Jogitarai village has 452 males and 395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jogitarai has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

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

Jogitarai covers 255.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jogitarai falls under Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jogitarai is Raigarh, about 7.7 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 Jogitarai.

Jogitarai is about 8.6 km from Pusour in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jogitarai is in Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district. Raigarh is about 7.7 km away. Pusour is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khokhara (under 2 km), Bijana (1.9 km) and Loharsingh (2.2 km).

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

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