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About Jota Village

Jota is a mid sized village in Tilda tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,078, made up of 537 males and 541 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 442.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jota village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Tilda
Pincode 491441
Area (hectares) 442.95 hectares
Population 1,078
Male Population 537
Female Population 541
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jota compares

By the 2011 count Jota is the 85th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents. Its 442.95 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 997.

Getting to Jota

Jota is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jota 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jota from other places

Jota lies about 36 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Baikunth, about 3.5 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 Jota
Nearest railway station Baikunth 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Tilda 3.7 km
Nearest town Tilda Newra 4.3 km
District headquarters Raipur 36 km

Villages closest to Jota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jota village had a population of 1,078. That makes it the 85th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents.

Jota village has 537 males and 541 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jota has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Jota is 491441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jota covers 442.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jota falls under Tilda tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jota is Baikunth, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jota.

Jota is about 36 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jota is in Tilda tehsil of Raipur district. Baikunth is about 3.5 km away. Tilda is about 3.7 km away. Tilda Newra is about 4.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhursuda (2.2 km), Parasada 3 (2.9 km) and Parsada (2.9 km).

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

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