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About Jiratola Village

Jiratola is a mid sized village in Chhuikhadan tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,203, made up of 599 males and 604 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 447.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491888, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jiratola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jiratola village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuikhadan
Pincode 491888
Area (hectares) 447.49 hectares
Population 1,203
Male Population 599
Female Population 604
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jiratola compares

By the 2011 count Jiratola is the 28th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 447.49 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 1014.

Getting to Jiratola

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

Jiratola lies about 59 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 51 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 Jiratola
Tehsil headquarters Chhuikhadan 12 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 24 km
Nearest railway station Rasmara 51 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 59 km

Villages closest to Jiratola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jiratola village had a population of 1,203. That makes it the 28th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Jiratola village has 599 males and 604 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jiratola has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Jiratola is 491888. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jiratola covers 447.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jiratola falls under Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jiratola is Rasmara, about 51 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 Jiratola.

Jiratola is about 59 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jiratola is in Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Chhuikhadan is about 12 km away. Khairāgarh is about 24 km away. Rasmara is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jiratola Alis Chuckgpur (under 2 km), Khaira Nawapara (under 2 km) and Laxmanpur (1.7 km).

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

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