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About Jonawar Village

Jonawar is a small village in Pakhanjur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 396, made up of 202 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 319.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jonawar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jonawar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Pakhanjur
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 319.93 hectares
Population 396
Male Population 202
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jonawar compares

By the 2011 count Jonawar is the 149th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 540 residents. Its 319.93 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 973.

Getting to Jonawar

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

Jonawar lies about 84 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 65 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 Jonawar
Tehsil headquarters Pakhanjur 28 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 65 km
Nearest town Nārāinpur 66 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 84 km

Villages closest to Jonawar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jonawar village had a population of 396. That makes it the 149th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 540 residents.

Jonawar village has 202 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jonawar has about 960 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 973.

The pincode recorded for Jonawar is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jonawar covers 319.93 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.

Jonawar falls under Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jonawar is Antagarh, about 65 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 Jonawar.

Jonawar is about 84 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jonawar is in Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Pakhanjur is about 28 km away. Antagarh is about 65 km away. Nārāinpur is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pakurkal (2.2 km), Marbeda (2.7 km) and Rengawahi (2.8 km).

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

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