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About Jawar Village

Jawar is a mid sized village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,073, made up of 574 males and 499 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 311.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jawar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jawar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Balrampur
Pincode 497107
Area (hectares) 311.22 hectares
Population 1,073
Male Population 574
Female Population 499
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jawar compares

By the 2011 count Jawar is the 34th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 868 residents. Its 311.22 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Jawar

Jawar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jawar 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. The nearest villages by name are Jamua Tand, Jarhadih, Jatro and Javrahi. 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 Jawar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jawar village had a population of 1,073. That makes it the 34th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 868 residents.

Jawar village has 574 males and 499 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jawar has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 974.

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

Jawar covers 311.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jawar falls under Balrampur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Jawar 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 village for Jawar.

Jawar is in Balrampur 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 Jawar today is likely to be higher.

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