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About Jodhra Village

Jodhra is a mid sized village in Chhuriya tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,245, made up of 614 males and 631 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 453.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jodhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jodhra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuriya
Pincode 491661
Area (hectares) 453.7 hectares
Population 1,245
Male Population 614
Female Population 631
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jodhra compares

By the 2011 count Jodhra is the 31st largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 812 residents. Its 453.7 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 1037.

Getting to Jodhra

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

Jodhra lies about 25 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bakal, about 24 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 Jodhra
Nearest railway station Bakal 24 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 25 km
Nearest town Rāj-Nāndgaon 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhuriya 28 km

Villages closest to Jodhra

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 Jodhra

As per the Census of India 2011, Jodhra village had a population of 1,245. That makes it the 31st largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 812 residents.

Jodhra village has 614 males and 631 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jodhra has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Jodhra is 491661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jodhra covers 453.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jodhra falls under Chhuriya tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jodhra is Bakal, about 24 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 km distance for Jodhra.

Jodhra is about 25 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jodhra is in Chhuriya tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Bakal is about 24 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 25 km away. Rāj-Nāndgaon is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gidarri (2.8 km), Kapa (3.3 km) and Pangri Khurd (3.6 km).

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

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