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About Jagtara Village

Jagtara is a small village in Gurur tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 186, made up of 94 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagtara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagtara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Gurur
Pincode 491227
Area (hectares) 81 hectares
Population 186
Male Population 94
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jagtara compares

By the 2011 count Jagtara is the 108th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents. Its 81 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Jagtara

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

Jagtara lies about 65 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 Jagtara
Tehsil headquarters Gurur 7.5 km
Nearest town Dhamtari 15 km
District headquarters Durg 65 km

Villages closest to Jagtara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagtara village had a population of 186. That makes it the 108th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents.

Jagtara village has 94 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagtara has about 979 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 1022.

The pincode recorded for Jagtara is 491227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagtara covers 81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jagtara falls under Gurur tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Jagtara 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 Jagtara.

Jagtara is about 65 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagtara is in Gurur tehsil of Durg district. Gurur is about 7.5 km away. Dhamtari is about 15 km away. Durg is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sohtara (under 2 km), Naikura (1.7 km) and Bichchhibahara (2.9 km).

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

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