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About Jodtarai Village

Jodtarai is a small village in Korchi tehsil, in the district of Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 64, made up of 29 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,207 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255 hectares hectares.

Jodtarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jodtarai village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gadchiroli
Tehsil Korchi
Area (hectares) 255 hectares
Population 64
Male Population 29
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,207
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jodtarai compares

By the 2011 count Jodtarai is the 112th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 345 residents. Its 255 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1056.

Getting to Jodtarai

Jodtarai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jodtarai as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Jodtarai from other places

Jodtarai lies about 74 km from Gadchiroli, and the nearest railway station is Barabhati, 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 Jodtarai
Tehsil headquarters Korchi 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Barabhati 47 km
Nearest town Desāīganj 54 km
District headquarters Gadchiroli 74 km

Villages closest to Jodtarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jodtarai village had a population of 64. That makes it the 112th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 345 residents.

Jodtarai village has 29 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jodtarai has about 1207 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1056.

Jodtarai covers 255 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jodtarai falls under Korchi tehsil of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jodtarai is Barabhati, 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jodtarai.

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

Jodtarai is in Korchi tehsil of Gadchiroli district. Korchi is about 3.1 km away. Barabhati is about 47 km away. Desāīganj is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chilamtola (under 2 km), Rajatola (under 2 km) and Kochinara (1.6 km).

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

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