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About Jhargaon Village

Jhargaon is a mid sized village in Dalgaon tehsil, in the district of Darrang, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,303, made up of 674 males and 629 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236 hectares hectares.

Jhargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhargaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Darrang
Tehsil Dalgaon
Area (hectares) 236 hectares
Population 1,303
Male Population 674
Female Population 629
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jhargaon compares

By the 2011 count Jhargaon is the 166th largest of the 251 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,983 residents. Its 236 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, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Jhargaon

Jhargaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhargaon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhargaon from other places

Jhargaon lies about 78 km from Darrang, and the nearest railway station is Harisinga, about 6.1 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 Jhargaon
Nearest railway station Harisinga 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Dalgaon 22 km
Nearest town Mangaldai 26 km
District headquarters Darrang 78 km

Villages closest to Jhargaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhargaon village had a population of 1,303. That makes it the 166th largest of the 251 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,983 residents.

Jhargaon village has 674 males and 629 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhargaon has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

Jhargaon covers 236 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhargaon falls under Dalgaon tehsil of Darrang district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Jhargaon is Harisinga, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jhargaon.

Jhargaon is about 78 km from Darrang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhargaon is in Dalgaon tehsil of Darrang district. Harisinga is about 6.1 km away. Dalgaon is about 22 km away. Mangaldai 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 Jhargaon No 1 (under 2 km), Jhargaon No 2 (under 2 km) and Baligaon (3.3 km).

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

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