About Jarahadih Village

Jarahadih is a mid sized village in Shankargarh tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 960, made up of 485 males and 475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 816.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarahadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarahadih village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Surguja
Tehsil	Shankargarh
Pincode	497118
Area (hectares)	816.08 hectares
Population	960
Male Population	485
Female Population	475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jarahadih compares

By the 2011 count Jarahadih is the 24th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 810 residents. Its 816.08 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Jarahadih

Jarahadih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jarahadih 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jarahadih from other places

Jarahadih lies about 77 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 47 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 Jarahadih
Tehsil headquarters	Shankargarh	34 km
Nearest railway station	Barwadih Junction	47 km
Nearest town	Medininagar	60 km
District headquarters	Surguja	77 km

Villages closest to Jarahadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarahadih village had a population of 960. That makes it the 24th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 810 residents.

Jarahadih village has 485 males and 475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarahadih has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Jarahadih is 497118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarahadih covers 816.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jarahadih falls under Shankargarh tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jarahadih is Barwadih Junction, about 47 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 10+ km distance for Jarahadih.

Jarahadih is about 77 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarahadih is in Shankargarh tehsil of Surguja district. Shankargarh is about 34 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 47 km away. Medininagar is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.