About Jhargaon Village

Jhargaon is a small village in Kalaigaon tehsil, in the district of Darrang, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 453, made up of 224 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.44 hectares hectares.

Jhargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhargaon village
Description	Value
State	Assam
District	Darrang
Tehsil	Kalaigaon
Area (hectares)	172.44 hectares
Population	453
Male Population	224
Female Population	229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,022
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 Jhargaon compares

By the 2011 count Jhargaon is the 90th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,037 residents. Its 172.44 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Jhargaon

Jhargaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhargaon 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 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	Kalaigaon	12 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 Kalaigaon 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 Jhargaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhargaon village had a population of 453. That makes it the 90th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,037 residents.

Jhargaon village has 224 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhargaon has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Jhargaon covers 172.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhargaon falls under Kalaigaon 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 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 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 Kalaigaon tehsil of Darrang district. Harisinga is about 6.1 km away. Kalaigaon is about 12 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.