About Jarekela Village

Jarekela is a mid sized village in Tamnar tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,136, made up of 583 males and 553 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 494.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496197, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarekela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarekela village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Raigarh
Tehsil	Tamnar
Pincode	496197
Area (hectares)	494.28 hectares
Population	1,136
Male Population	583
Female Population	553
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jarekela compares

By the 2011 count Jarekela is the 29th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 848 residents. Its 494.28 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Jarekela

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

Jarekela lies about 28 km from Tamnar, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 7.0 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 Jarekela
Nearest railway station	Raigarh	7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tamnar	28 km

Villages closest to Jarekela

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

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Common questions about Jarekela

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarekela village had a population of 1,136. That makes it the 29th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 848 residents.

Jarekela village has 583 males and 553 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarekela has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Jarekela is 496197. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarekela covers 494.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jarekela falls under Tamnar tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jarekela is Raigarh, about 7.0 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 Jarekela.

Jarekela is about 28 km from Tamnar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarekela is in Tamnar tehsil of Raigarh district. Raigarh is about 7.0 km away. Tamnar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.