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About Jangampal Village

Jangampal is a mid sized village in Katekalyan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 710, made up of 371 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 543.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jangampal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jangampal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil Katekalyan
Pincode 494449
Area (hectares) 543.52 hectares
Population 710
Male Population 371
Female Population 339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jangampal compares

By the 2011 count Jangampal is the 21st largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 543.52 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Jangampal

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

Jangampal lies about 29 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, and the nearest railway station is Kaklur, about 24 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 Jangampal
Tehsil headquarters Katekalyan 15 km
Nearest railway station Kaklur 24 km
District headquarters Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 29 km
Nearest town Malakanagiri 41 km

Villages closest to Jangampal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jangampal village had a population of 710. That makes it the 21st largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Jangampal village has 371 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jangampal has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1080.

The pincode recorded for Jangampal is 494449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jangampal covers 543.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jangampal falls under Katekalyan tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jangampal is Kaklur, about 24 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 Jangampal.

Jangampal is about 29 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.

Jangampal is in Katekalyan tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Katekalyan is about 15 km away. Kaklur is about 24 km away. Dakshin Bastar Dantewada is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tongpal (under 2 km), Chhote Lakhapal (5.4 km) and Pratapgiri (5.8 km).

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

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