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About Jilingdara Village

Jilingdara is a mid sized village in Junagarh tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 972, made up of 504 males and 468 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766014, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jilingdara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jilingdara village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Junagarh
Pincode 766014
Area (hectares) 176 hectares
Population 972
Male Population 504
Female Population 468
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jilingdara compares

By the 2011 count Jilingdara is the 52nd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents. Its 176 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Jilingdara

Jilingdara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jilingdara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jilingdara from other places

Jilingdara lies about 26 km from Kalahandi, and the nearest railway station is Nuagaon, about 8.1 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 Jilingdara
Nearest railway station Nuagaon 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Junagarh 26 km
District headquarters Kalahandi 26 km
Nearest town Angul 58 km

Villages closest to Jilingdara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jilingdara village had a population of 972. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents.

Jilingdara village has 504 males and 468 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jilingdara has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Jilingdara is 766014. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jilingdara covers 176 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jilingdara falls under Junagarh tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Jilingdara is Nuagaon, about 8.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jilingdara.

Jilingdara is about 26 km from Kalahandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jilingdara is in Junagarh tehsil of Kalahandi district. Nuagaon is about 8.1 km away. Junagarh is about 26 km away. Kalahandi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kusumbara (6.2 km), Tentulipada (8.8 km) and Krushnachandrapur (9.6 km).

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

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