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About Urjhe Village

Urjhe is a mid sized village in Manpur tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 637, made up of 316 males and 321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1370.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491559, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Urjhe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Urjhe village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Manpur
Pincode 491559
Area (hectares) 1370.97 hectares
Population 637
Male Population 316
Female Population 321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Urjhe compares

By the 2011 count Urjhe is the 43rd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 528 residents. Its 1370.97 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Urjhe

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

Urjhe lies about 81 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Gudum, about 37 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 Urjhe
Tehsil headquarters Manpur 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Gudum 37 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 40 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 81 km

Villages closest to Urjhe

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Urjhe village had a population of 637. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 528 residents.

Urjhe village has 316 males and 321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Urjhe has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Urjhe is 491559. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Urjhe covers 1370.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Urjhe falls under Manpur tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Urjhe is Gudum, about 37 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 Urjhe.

Urjhe is about 81 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Urjhe is in Manpur tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Manpur is about 5.8 km away. Gudum is about 37 km away. Dalli Rājhara is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pardoni (3.9 km), Mahka (4.0 km) and Tolang (4.0 km).

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

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