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About Jurlakalan Village

Jurlakalan is a mid sized village in Khairagarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 988, made up of 503 males and 485 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 468.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491881, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jurlakalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jurlakalan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Khairagarh
Pincode 491881
Area (hectares) 468.32 hectares
Population 988
Male Population 503
Female Population 485
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jurlakalan compares

By the 2011 count Jurlakalan is the 58th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 779 residents. Its 468.32 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Jurlakalan

Jurlakalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jurlakalan as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jurlakalan from other places

Jurlakalan lies about 29 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Musra, about 22 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 Jurlakalan
Tehsil headquarters Khairagarh 9.0 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Musra 22 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 29 km

Villages closest to Jurlakalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jurlakalan village had a population of 988. That makes it the 58th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 779 residents.

Jurlakalan village has 503 males and 485 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jurlakalan has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Jurlakalan is 491881. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jurlakalan covers 468.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jurlakalan falls under Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jurlakalan is Musra, about 22 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 - 10 km distance for Jurlakalan.

Jurlakalan is about 29 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jurlakalan is in Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Khairagarh is about 9.0 km away. Khairāgarh is about 9.0 km away. Musra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Riwa Gahan (1.5 km), Kalkasa (1.8 km) and Gadaghat (2.0 km).

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

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