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About Jarandih Village

Jarandih is a small village in Bindranavagarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 238, made up of 117 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 531 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493888, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarandih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarandih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bindranavagarh
Pincode 493888
Area (hectares) 531 hectares
Population 238
Male Population 117
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jarandih compares

By the 2011 count Jarandih is the 112th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 576 residents. Its 531 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Jarandih

Jarandih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jarandih as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jarandih from other places

Jarandih lies about 30 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Sirry, about 9.2 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 Jarandih
Nearest railway station Sirry 9.2 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Bindranavagarh 30 km
District headquarters Raipur 30 km

Villages closest to Jarandih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarandih village had a population of 238. That makes it the 112th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 576 residents.

Jarandih village has 117 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarandih has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Jarandih is 493888. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarandih covers 531 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jarandih falls under Bindranavagarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jarandih is Sirry, about 9.2 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 - 10 km distance for Jarandih.

Jarandih is about 30 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarandih is in Bindranavagarh tehsil of Raipur district. Sirry is about 9.2 km away. Nawāpāra is about 23 km away. Bindranavagarh is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fulbahan (6.0 km), Devparsuli (7.1 km) and Parsuli (7.1 km).

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

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