About Jareikela Village

Jareikela is a small village in Hemgir tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 262, made up of 137 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770013, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jareikela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jareikela village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Sundargarh
Tehsil	Hemgir
Pincode	770013
Area (hectares)	161 hectares
Population	262
Male Population	137
Female Population	125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
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 Jareikela compares

By the 2011 count Jareikela is the 71st largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 573 residents. Its 161 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Jareikela

Jareikela is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jareikela 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jareikela from other places

Jareikela lies about 43 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Daghora, about 12 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 Jareikela
Tehsil headquarters	Hemgir	5.6 km
Nearest railway station	Daghora	12 km
Nearest town	Belpahar	26 km
District headquarters	Sundargarh	43 km

Villages closest to Jareikela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jareikela village had a population of 262. That makes it the 71st largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 573 residents.

Jareikela village has 137 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jareikela has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Jareikela is 770013. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jareikela covers 161 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jareikela falls under Hemgir tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Jareikela is Daghora, about 12 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 10+ km distance for Jareikela.

Jareikela is about 43 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jareikela is in Hemgir tehsil of Sundargarh district. Hemgir is about 5.6 km away. Daghora is about 12 km away. Belpahar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.