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About Jarhamhaka Village

Jarhamhaka is a mid sized village in Chhuriya tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 973, made up of 479 males and 494 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 307.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495691, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarhamhaka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarhamhaka village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuriya
Pincode 495691
Area (hectares) 307.64 hectares
Population 973
Male Population 479
Female Population 494
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jarhamhaka compares

By the 2011 count Jarhamhaka is the 66th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 812 residents. Its 307.64 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 1037.

Getting to Jarhamhaka

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

Jarhamhaka lies about 35 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Paniajob, about 20 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 Jarhamhaka
Tehsil headquarters Chhuriya 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Paniajob 20 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 21 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 35 km

Villages closest to Jarhamhaka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarhamhaka village had a population of 973. That makes it the 66th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 812 residents.

Jarhamhaka village has 479 males and 494 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarhamhaka has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Jarhamhaka is 495691. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarhamhaka covers 307.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jarhamhaka falls under Chhuriya tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jarhamhaka is Paniajob, about 20 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 Jarhamhaka.

Jarhamhaka is about 35 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarhamhaka is in Chhuriya tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Chhuriya is about 7.5 km away. Paniajob is about 20 km away. Dongargarh is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bareth Tola (under 2 km), Purram Tola (under 2 km) and Kirgaha Tola (1.7 km).

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

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