About Jarda Village

Jarda is a mid sized village in Gurundia tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,342, made up of 662 males and 680 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 884 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770043, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarda village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Sundargarh
Tehsil	Gurundia
Pincode	770043
Area (hectares)	884 hectares
Population	1,342
Male Population	662
Female Population	680
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,027
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jarda compares

By the 2011 count Jarda is the 5th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 503 residents. Its 884 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Jarda

Jarda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jarda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jarda from other places

Jarda lies about 63 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Rajgangpur, about 20 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 Jarda
Nearest railway station	Rajgangpur	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gurundia	24 km
District headquarters	Sundargarh	63 km

Villages closest to Jarda

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

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Common questions about Jarda

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarda village had a population of 1,342. That makes it the 5th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 503 residents.

Jarda village has 662 males and 680 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarda has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Jarda is 770043. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarda covers 884 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jarda falls under Gurundia tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Jarda is Rajgangpur, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jarda.

Jarda is about 63 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarda is in Gurundia tehsil of Sundargarh district. Rajgangpur is about 20 km away. Gurundia is about 24 km away. Sundargarh is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.