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About Jhanjhadih Village

Jhanjhadih is a small village in Bemetara tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 295, made up of 147 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhanjhadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhanjhadih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Bemetara
Pincode 491335
Area (hectares) 130.08 hectares
Population 295
Male Population 147
Female Population 148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhanjhadih compares

By the 2011 count Jhanjhadih is the 159th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents. Its 130.08 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 1000.

Getting to Jhanjhadih

Jhanjhadih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhanjhadih 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhanjhadih from other places

Jhanjhadih lies about 80 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 39 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 Jhanjhadih
Tehsil headquarters Bemetara 16 km
Nearest town Bemetāra 16 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 39 km
District headquarters Durg 80 km

Villages closest to Jhanjhadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhanjhadih village had a population of 295. That makes it the 159th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents.

Jhanjhadih village has 147 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhanjhadih has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Jhanjhadih is 491335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhanjhadih covers 130.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhanjhadih falls under Bemetara tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jhanjhadih is Hathbandh, about 39 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 km distance for Jhanjhadih.

Jhanjhadih is about 80 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhanjhadih is in Bemetara tehsil of Durg district. Bemetara is about 16 km away. Bemetāra is about 16 km away. Hathbandh is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Motimpur (under 2 km), Rampur (under 2 km) and Surki (2.4 km).

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

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