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About Jamha Village

Jamha is a mid sized village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 636, made up of 304 males and 332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,092 females per 1000 males. The village covers 283.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Mungeli
Pincode 495334
Area (hectares) 283.17 hectares
Population 636
Male Population 304
Female Population 332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,092
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamha compares

By the 2011 count Jamha is the 111th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 283.17 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 Jamha

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

Jamha lies about 44 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belha, about 36 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 Jamha
Tehsil headquarters Mungeli 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Belha 36 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 44 km

Villages closest to Jamha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamha village had a population of 636. That makes it the 111th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Jamha village has 304 males and 332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamha has about 1092 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Jamha is 495334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamha covers 283.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamha falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jamha is Belha, about 36 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Jamha.

Jamha is about 44 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamha is in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 6.8 km away. Belha is about 36 km away. Bilaspur is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nuniakachhar (under 2 km), Palchua (under 2 km) and Piparpara (under 2 km).

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

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