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About Jharna Village

Jharna is a mid sized village in Tamnar tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,665, made up of 830 males and 835 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 482.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496197, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jharna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharna village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Tamnar
Pincode 496197
Area (hectares) 482.09 hectares
Population 1,665
Male Population 830
Female Population 835
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jharna compares

By the 2011 count Jharna is the 9th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 848 residents. Its 482.09 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Jharna

Jharna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jharna 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 Jamdabri, Jampali, Janjgir and Jarekela. 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 Jharna

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharna village had a population of 1,665. That makes it the 9th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 848 residents.

Jharna village has 830 males and 835 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharna has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 998.

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

Jharna covers 482.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jharna falls under Tamnar tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Jharna 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 Jharna.

Jharna is in Tamnar 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 Jharna today is likely to be higher.

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