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About Jajang Village

Jajang is a large village in Sakti tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,714, made up of 1,344 males and 1,370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 637.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495689, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jajang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jajang village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Sakti
Pincode 495689
Area (hectares) 637.57 hectares
Population 2,714
Male Population 1,344
Female Population 1,370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jajang compares

By the 2011 count Jajang is the 10th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents. Its 637.57 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 1006.

Getting to Jajang

Jajang is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jajang 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jajang from other places

Jajang lies about 39 km from Janjgir Champa. 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 Jajang
Tehsil headquarters Sakti 4.7 km
Nearest town Saktī 4.7 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 39 km

Villages closest to Jajang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jajang village had a population of 2,714. That makes it the 10th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents.

Jajang village has 1,344 males and 1,370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jajang has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Jajang is 495689. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jajang covers 637.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jajang falls under Sakti tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Jajang notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jajang.

Jajang is about 39 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jajang is in Sakti tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Sakti is about 4.7 km away. Saktī is about 4.7 km away. Janjgir Champa 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 Amapali (1.6 km), Sakreli Kalan (1.6 km) and Tendutoha (1.7 km).

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

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