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About Jarwahi Village

Jarwahi is a mid sized village in Dongargaon tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,347, made up of 678 males and 669 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 440.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarwahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarwahi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargaon
Pincode 491661
Area (hectares) 440.52 hectares
Population 1,347
Male Population 678
Female Population 669
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jarwahi compares

By the 2011 count Jarwahi is the 31st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents. Its 440.52 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Jarwahi

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

Jarwahi lies about 18 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bakal, about 12 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 Jarwahi
Tehsil headquarters Dongargaon 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Bakal 12 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 18 km
Nearest town Rāj-Nāndgaon 18 km

Villages closest to Jarwahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarwahi village had a population of 1,347. That makes it the 31st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents.

Jarwahi village has 678 males and 669 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarwahi has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1005.

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

Jarwahi covers 440.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jarwahi falls under Dongargaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jarwahi is Bakal, about 12 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 Jarwahi.

Jarwahi is about 18 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarwahi is in Dongargaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Dongargaon is about 8.0 km away. Bakal is about 12 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Diwanbhedi (1.6 km), Margaon (1.9 km) and Dewanjhitiya (2.0 km).

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

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