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About Jarakela Village

Jarakela is a small village in Lundra tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 479, made up of 245 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarakela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarakela village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Lundra
Pincode 497101
Area (hectares) 231.68 hectares
Population 479
Male Population 245
Female Population 234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jarakela compares

By the 2011 count Jarakela is the 102nd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,080 residents. Its 231.68 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 a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Jarakela

Jarakela is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jarakela 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 Gujarwar, Jamdi, Jamdih and Jamira. 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 Jarakela

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarakela village had a population of 479. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,080 residents.

Jarakela village has 245 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarakela has about 955 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 986.

The pincode recorded for Jarakela is 497101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarakela covers 231.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jarakela falls under Lundra tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Jarakela 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 Jarakela.

Jarakela is in Lundra tehsil of Surguja 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 Jarakela today is likely to be higher.

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