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About Jawa Village

Jawa is a mid sized village in Arang tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 747, made up of 370 males and 377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 326 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jawa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Arang
Pincode 493225
Area (hectares) 326 hectares
Population 747
Male Population 370
Female Population 377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jawa compares

By the 2011 count Jawa is the 145th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 326 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 Jawa

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

Jawa lies about 25 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Naya Raipur, about 14 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 Jawa
Nearest railway station Naya Raipur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Arang 20 km
Nearest town Tilda Newra 25 km
District headquarters Raipur 25 km

Villages closest to Jawa

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 Jawa

As per the Census of India 2011, Jawa village had a population of 747. That makes it the 145th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Jawa village has 370 males and 377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jawa has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Jawa is 493225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jawa covers 326 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jawa falls under Arang tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jawa is Naya Raipur, about 14 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 Jawa.

Jawa is about 25 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jawa is in Arang tehsil of Raipur district. Naya Raipur is about 14 km away. Arang is about 20 km away. Tilda Newra is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ameri (2.8 km), Nagpura (3.3 km) and Chandkhurai (3.9 km).

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

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