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About Jongra Village

Jongra is a mid sized village in Sakti tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,222, made up of 636 males and 586 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 328.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495689, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jongra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jongra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Sakti
Pincode 495689
Area (hectares) 328.03 hectares
Population 1,222
Male Population 636
Female Population 586
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jongra compares

By the 2011 count Jongra is the 42nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents. Its 328.03 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Jongra

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

Jongra lies about 43 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 Jongra
Tehsil headquarters Sakti 6.1 km
Nearest town Saktī 6.1 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 43 km

Villages closest to Jongra

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 Jongra

As per the Census of India 2011, Jongra village had a population of 1,222. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents.

Jongra village has 636 males and 586 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jongra has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

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

Jongra covers 328.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Jongra 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 <5 km distance for Jongra.

Jongra is about 43 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jongra is in Sakti tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Sakti is about 6.1 km away. Saktī is about 6.1 km away. Janjgir Champa is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhedapali (1.9 km), Chamarwah (1.9 km) and Riwapali (2.0 km).

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

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