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About Jamruwa Village

Jamruwa is a mid sized village in Balod tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,727, made up of 848 males and 879 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 402.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamruwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamruwa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Balod
Pincode 491226
Area (hectares) 402.14 hectares
Population 1,727
Male Population 848
Female Population 879
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamruwa compares

By the 2011 count Jamruwa is the 15th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 402.14 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Jamruwa

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

Jamruwa lies about 56 km from Durg. 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 Jamruwa
Tehsil headquarters Balod 8.9 km
District headquarters Durg 56 km

Villages closest to Jamruwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamruwa village had a population of 1,727. That makes it the 15th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Jamruwa village has 848 males and 879 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamruwa has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Jamruwa is 491226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamruwa covers 402.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamruwa falls under Balod tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Jamruwa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Jamruwa.

Jamruwa is about 56 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamruwa is in Balod tehsil of Durg district. Balod is about 8.9 km away. Durg is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagatara (1.6 km), Semhakona (1.7 km) and Salhe Tola (1.7 km).

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

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