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About Jerapara Village

Jerapara is a mid sized village in Bangomunda tehsil, in the district of Balangir, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 823, made up of 409 males and 414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 767040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jerapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jerapara village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Balangir
Tehsil Bangomunda
Pincode 767040
Area (hectares) 288 hectares
Population 823
Male Population 409
Female Population 414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jerapara compares

By the 2011 count Jerapara is the 22nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 714 residents. Its 288 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Jerapara

Jerapara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jerapara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gohirapadar, Goimunda, Gurunda and Jamut. 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 Jerapara

As per the Census of India 2011, Jerapara village had a population of 823. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 714 residents.

Jerapara village has 409 males and 414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jerapara has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Jerapara is 767040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jerapara covers 288 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jerapara falls under Bangomunda tehsil of Balangir district in Odisha.

The census record for Jerapara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jerapara.

Jerapara is in Bangomunda tehsil of Balangir 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 Jerapara today is likely to be higher.

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