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About Jarhadih Village

Jarhadih is a large village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,191, made up of 1,147 males and 1,044 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 599.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarhadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarhadih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Balrampur
Pincode 497107
Area (hectares) 599.48 hectares
Population 2,191
Male Population 1,147
Female Population 1,044
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jarhadih compares

By the 2011 count Jarhadih is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 868 residents. Its 599.48 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Jarhadih

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

Jarhadih 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 Jarhadih
Tehsil headquarters Balrampur 14 km
Nearest railway station Barwadih Junction 47 km
Nearest town Medininagar 60 km
District headquarters Surguja 77 km

Villages closest to Jarhadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarhadih village had a population of 2,191. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 868 residents.

Jarhadih village has 1,147 males and 1,044 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarhadih has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Jarhadih is 497107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarhadih covers 599.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jarhadih falls under Balrampur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jarhadih 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 village for Jarhadih.

Jarhadih 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.

Jarhadih is in Balrampur tehsil of Surguja district. Balrampur is about 14 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.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaisamunda (under 2 km), Jhalpi (1.6 km) and Krishnanagar (2.5 km).

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

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