About Jarwahi Village

Jarwahi is a mid sized village in Dongargarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 537, made up of 254 males and 283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,114 females per 1000 males. The village covers 290.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491445, 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	Dongargarh
Pincode	491445
Area (hectares)	290.15 hectares
Population	537
Male Population	254
Female Population	283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,114
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jarwahi compares

By the 2011 count Jarwahi is the 121st largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 290.15 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

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 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 Jarwahi from other places

Jarwahi lies about 18 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Musra, about 7.5 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 Jarwahi
Nearest railway station	Musra	7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dongargarh	16 km
District headquarters	Rajnandgaon	18 km

Villages closest to Jarwahi

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

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Common questions about Jarwahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarwahi village had a population of 537. That makes it the 121st largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Jarwahi village has 254 males and 283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarwahi has about 1114 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Jarwahi is 491445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarwahi covers 290.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jarwahi falls under Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jarwahi is Musra, about 7.5 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 10+ 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 Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Musra is about 7.5 km away. Dongargarh is about 16 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.