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About Jangalpur Village

Jangalpur is a small village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 38, made up of 22 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 727 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jangalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jangalpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Mungeli
Pincode 495334
Area (hectares) 79.07 hectares
Population 38
Male Population 22
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 727
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jangalpur compares

By the 2011 count Jangalpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 79.07 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Jangalpur

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

Jangalpur lies about 55 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 47 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 Jangalpur
Tehsil headquarters Mungeli 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 47 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 55 km

Villages closest to Jangalpur

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 Jangalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jangalpur village had a population of 38. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Jangalpur village has 22 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jangalpur has about 727 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

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

Jangalpur covers 79.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jangalpur falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jangalpur is Bhatapara, about 47 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 10+ km distance for Jangalpur.

Jangalpur is about 55 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jangalpur is in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 7.5 km away. Bhatapara is about 47 km away. Bilaspur is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sambalpur (1.6 km), Chakarbhatha (1.6 km) and Bhaisa Muda (1.8 km).

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

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