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About Jatra Village

Jatra is a mid sized village in Nayakote tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,187, made up of 546 males and 641 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,174 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1161 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758018, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jatra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jatra village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Nayakote
Pincode 758018
Area (hectares) 1161 hectares
Population 1,187
Male Population 546
Female Population 641
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,174
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jatra compares

By the 2011 count Jatra is the 6th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 657 residents. Its 1161 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 1032.

Getting to Jatra

Jatra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jatra as Available within 5 - 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 Jatra from other places

Jatra lies about 25 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Goaldih, about 22 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 Jatra
Nearest railway station Goaldih 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Nayakote 25 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 25 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 25 km

Villages closest to Jatra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jatra village had a population of 1,187. That makes it the 6th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 657 residents.

Jatra village has 546 males and 641 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jatra has about 1174 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Jatra is 758018. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jatra covers 1161 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jatra falls under Nayakote tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Jatra is Goaldih, about 22 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jatra.

Jatra is about 25 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jatra is in Nayakote tehsil of Kendujhar district. Goaldih is about 22 km away. Nayakote is about 25 km away. Kendujhar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badakula (3.1 km), Tilapasi (3.8 km) and Balarai (6.1 km).

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

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