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About Jamchunwa Village

Jamchunwa is a mid sized village in Sakti tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 511, made up of 271 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495689, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamchunwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamchunwa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Sakti
Pincode 495689
Area (hectares) 133.2 hectares
Population 511
Male Population 271
Female Population 240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamchunwa compares

By the 2011 count Jamchunwa is the 93rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents. Its 133.2 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Jamchunwa

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

Jamchunwa lies about 32 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Jetha, about 12 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 Jamchunwa
Nearest railway station Jetha 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakti 16 km
Nearest town Saktī 16 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 32 km

Villages closest to Jamchunwa

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 Jamchunwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamchunwa village had a population of 511. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents.

Jamchunwa village has 271 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamchunwa has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

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

Jamchunwa covers 133.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jamchunwa is Jetha, about 12 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 Jamchunwa.

Jamchunwa is about 32 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamchunwa is in Sakti tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Jetha is about 12 km away. Sakti is about 16 km away. Saktī is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Budhanpur (under 2 km), Barpalikalan (under 2 km) and Kharripara (2.1 km).

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

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