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About Jharan Village

Jharan is a small village in Mohla tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 182, made up of 98 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 475.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491666, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jharan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Mohla
Pincode 491666
Area (hectares) 475.27 hectares
Population 182
Male Population 98
Female Population 84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jharan compares

By the 2011 count Jharan is the 141st largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 494 residents. Its 475.27 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Jharan

Jharan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jharan 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. The nearest villages by name are Hathrel, Herkutumb, Hiddar and Hidkotola. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jharan

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharan village had a population of 182. That makes it the 141st largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 494 residents.

Jharan village has 98 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharan has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Jharan is 491666. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jharan covers 475.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jharan falls under Mohla tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Jharan notes the nearest railway station 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 Jharan.

Jharan is in Mohla tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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