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About Jaunga Village

Jaunga is a mid sized village in Gidam tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,489, made up of 710 males and 779 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,097 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1508.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaunga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaunga village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil Gidam
Pincode 494441
Area (hectares) 1508.41 hectares
Population 1,489
Male Population 710
Female Population 779
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,097
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jaunga compares

By the 2011 count Jaunga is the 13th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 1508.41 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Jaunga

Jaunga is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jaunga as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jaunga from other places

Jaunga lies about 25 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, and the nearest railway station is Gidam, about 4.2 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 Jaunga
Nearest railway station Gidam 4.2 km
District headquarters Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 25 km
Nearest town Bacheli 36 km

Villages closest to Jaunga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaunga village had a population of 1,489. That makes it the 13th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Jaunga village has 710 males and 779 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaunga has about 1097 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Jaunga is 494441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaunga covers 1508.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jaunga falls under Gidam tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jaunga is Gidam, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jaunga.

Jaunga is about 25 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaunga is in Gidam tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Gidam is about 4.2 km away. Dakshin Bastar Dantewada is about 25 km away. Bacheli is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badepaneda (2.6 km), Haurnar (3.5 km) and Madase (3.6 km).

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

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