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About Jaraikela Village

Jaraikela is a mid sized village in Bisra tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 934, made up of 474 males and 460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaraikela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaraikela village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Bisra
Pincode 770036
Area (hectares) 197 hectares
Population 934
Male Population 474
Female Population 460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaraikela compares

By the 2011 count Jaraikela is the 27th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 854 residents. Its 197 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Jaraikela

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

Jaraikela lies about 115 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Jaraikela, about 2.2 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 Jaraikela
Nearest railway station Jaraikela 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bisra 16 km
Nearest town Rourkela 30 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 115 km

Villages closest to Jaraikela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaraikela village had a population of 934. That makes it the 27th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 854 residents.

Jaraikela village has 474 males and 460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaraikela has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Jaraikela is 770036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaraikela covers 197 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jaraikela falls under Bisra tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Jaraikela is Jaraikela, about 2.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jaraikela.

Jaraikela is about 115 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaraikela is in Bisra tehsil of Sundargarh district. Jaraikela is about 2.2 km away. Bisra is about 16 km away. Rourkela is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Semirta (3.9 km), Jhariatoli (4.3 km) and Tulasikani (11 km).

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

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