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About Jarhidih Village

Jarhidih is a small village in Mainpur tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 235, made up of 120 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarhidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarhidih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Mainpur
Pincode 493335
Area (hectares) 352.83 hectares
Population 235
Male Population 120
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jarhidih compares

By the 2011 count Jarhidih is the 133rd largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 739 residents. Its 352.83 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Jarhidih

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

Jarhidih lies about 130 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Turekala Road, about 80 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 Jarhidih
Tehsil headquarters Mainpur 14 km
Nearest town Umarkot 57 km
Nearest railway station Turekala Road 80 km
District headquarters Raipur 130 km

Villages closest to Jarhidih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarhidih village had a population of 235. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 739 residents.

Jarhidih village has 120 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarhidih has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Jarhidih is 493335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarhidih covers 352.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jarhidih falls under Mainpur tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jarhidih is Turekala Road, about 80 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 Jarhidih.

Jarhidih is about 130 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarhidih is in Mainpur tehsil of Raipur district. Mainpur is about 14 km away. Umarkot is about 57 km away. Turekala Road is about 80 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shobha (1.9 km), Kareli (2.5 km) and Pendara (3.1 km).

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

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