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About Jaraud 2 Village

Jaraud 2 is a mid sized village in Arang tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,227, made up of 581 males and 646 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,112 females per 1000 males. The village covers 402.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaraud 2 Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaraud 2 village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Arang
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 402.58 hectares
Population 1,227
Male Population 581
Female Population 646
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,112
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaraud 2 compares

By the 2011 count Jaraud 2 is the 103rd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 402.58 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Jaraud 2

Jaraud 2 is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jaraud 2 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 Jaraud 2 from other places

Jaraud 2 lies about 32 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Arang Mahanadi, about 7.1 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 Jaraud 2
Tehsil headquarters Arang 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Arang Mahanadi 7.1 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 23 km
District headquarters Raipur 32 km

Villages closest to Jaraud 2

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arang 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 Jaraud 2

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaraud 2 village had a population of 1,227. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Jaraud 2 village has 581 males and 646 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaraud 2 has about 1112 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Jaraud 2 is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaraud 2 covers 402.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jaraud 2 falls under Arang tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jaraud 2 is Arang Mahanadi, about 7.1 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 Jaraud 2.

Jaraud 2 is about 32 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaraud 2 is in Arang tehsil of Raipur district. Arang is about 6.9 km away. Arang Mahanadi is about 7.1 km away. Mahāsamund is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaraud 1 (under 2 km), Chhatouna (2.2 km) and Chorhadih (2.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Jaraud 2 today is likely to be higher.

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