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About Jeerampal Village

Jeerampal is a large village in Sukma tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,660, made up of 1,321 males and 1,339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2592.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jeerampal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jeerampal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil Sukma
Pincode 494111
Area (hectares) 2592.42 hectares
Population 2,660
Male Population 1,321
Female Population 1,339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jeerampal compares

By the 2011 count Jeerampal is the 4th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 980 residents. Its 2592.42 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Jeerampal

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

Jeerampal lies about 33 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, and the nearest railway station is Kirandul, 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 Jeerampal
Tehsil headquarters Sukma 17 km
District headquarters Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 33 km
Nearest town Malakanagiri 36 km
Nearest railway station Kirandul 37 km

Villages closest to Jeerampal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jeerampal village had a population of 2,660. That makes it the 4th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 980 residents.

Jeerampal village has 1,321 males and 1,339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jeerampal has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Jeerampal is 494111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jeerampal covers 2592.42 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.

Jeerampal falls under Sukma tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jeerampal is Kirandul, 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 village for Jeerampal.

Jeerampal is about 33 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.

Jeerampal is in Sukma tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Sukma is about 17 km away. Dakshin Bastar Dantewada is about 33 km away. Malakanagiri 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 Gadiras (3.2 km), Palia (4.3 km) and Kondre (4.5 km).

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

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