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About Jatro Village

Jatro is a mid sized village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 827, made up of 417 males and 410 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jatro Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jatro village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Balrampur
Pincode 497107
Area (hectares) 204.15 hectares
Population 827
Male Population 417
Female Population 410
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jatro compares

By the 2011 count Jatro is the 58th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 868 residents. Its 204.15 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Jatro

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

Jatro lies about 74 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 52 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 Jatro
Tehsil headquarters Balrampur 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Barwadih Junction 52 km
Nearest town Garhwa 62 km
District headquarters Surguja 74 km

Villages closest to Jatro

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 Jatro

As per the Census of India 2011, Jatro village had a population of 827. That makes it the 58th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 868 residents.

Jatro village has 417 males and 410 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jatro has about 983 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 974.

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

Jatro covers 204.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jatro falls under Balrampur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jatro is Barwadih Junction, about 52 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 Jatro.

Jatro is about 74 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jatro is in Balrampur tehsil of Surguja district. Balrampur is about 5.3 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 52 km away. Garhwa is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pindra (under 2 km), Alakhdiha (under 2 km) and Obari (under 2 km).

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

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