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About Jamkuhi Village

Jamkuhi is a small village in Pathariya tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 391, made up of 202 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamkuhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamkuhi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Pathariya
Pincode 495334
Area (hectares) 250.17 hectares
Population 391
Male Population 202
Female Population 189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamkuhi compares

By the 2011 count Jamkuhi is the 131st largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 250.17 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Jamkuhi

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

Jamkuhi lies about 44 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belha, about 37 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 Jamkuhi
Nearest town Mungeli 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathariya 11 km
Nearest railway station Belha 37 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 44 km

Villages closest to Jamkuhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamkuhi village had a population of 391. That makes it the 131st largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Jamkuhi village has 202 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamkuhi has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

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

Jamkuhi covers 250.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jamkuhi falls under Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jamkuhi is Belha, about 37 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 Jamkuhi.

Jamkuhi 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.

Jamkuhi is in Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 5.4 km away. Pathariya is about 11 km away. Belha is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bachhera (under 2 km), Bhatgaon (3.0 km) and Sonpuri (3.6 km).

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

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