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About Jamghat Village

Jamghat is a mid sized village in Berla tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,087, made up of 557 males and 530 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 694.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamghat village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Berla
Pincode 496445
Area (hectares) 694.84 hectares
Population 1,087
Male Population 557
Female Population 530
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamghat compares

By the 2011 count Jamghat is the 69th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,411 residents. Its 694.84 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Jamghat

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

Jamghat lies about 56 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Baikunth, about 16 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 Jamghat
Nearest railway station Baikunth 16 km
Nearest town Tilda Newra 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Berla 18 km
District headquarters Durg 56 km

Villages closest to Jamghat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamghat village had a population of 1,087. That makes it the 69th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,411 residents.

Jamghat village has 557 males and 530 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamghat has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Jamghat is 496445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamghat covers 694.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jamghat falls under Berla tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jamghat is Baikunth, about 16 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 Jamghat.

Jamghat 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.

Jamghat is in Berla tehsil of Durg district. Baikunth is about 16 km away. Tilda Newra is about 16 km away. Berla is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mudpar Khurd (2.6 km), Kiritpur (3.5 km) and Matiya (4.4 km).

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

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