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About Jhagarhata Village

Jhagarhata is a small village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 79, made up of 44 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 795 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhagarhata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhagarhata village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Mungeli
Pincode 495334
Area (hectares) 277.93 hectares
Population 79
Male Population 44
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 795
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhagarhata compares

By the 2011 count Jhagarhata is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 277.93 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 Jhagarhata

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

Jhagarhata lies about 52 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kalmitar, about 45 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 Jhagarhata
Tehsil headquarters Mungeli 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Kalmitar 45 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 52 km

Villages closest to Jhagarhata

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 Jhagarhata

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhagarhata village had a population of 79. 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.

Jhagarhata village has 44 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhagarhata has about 795 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 Jhagarhata is 495334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhagarhata covers 277.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhagarhata falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jhagarhata is Kalmitar, about 45 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jhagarhata.

Jhagarhata is about 52 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhagarhata is in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 3.9 km away. Kalmitar is about 45 km away. Bilaspur is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Suretha (under 2 km), Baraidahra (under 2 km) and Surda (under 2 km).

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

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