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About Jhargaon Village

Jhargaon is a mid sized village in Duldula tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,146, made up of 569 males and 577 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2035.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhargaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Duldula
Pincode 496334
Area (hectares) 2035.17 hectares
Population 1,146
Male Population 569
Female Population 577
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhargaon compares

By the 2011 count Jhargaon is the 15th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 779 residents. Its 2035.17 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Jhargaon

Jhargaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhargaon as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Jhargaon from other places

Jhargaon lies about 22 km from Jashpur, and the nearest railway station is Biramitrapur, about 64 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 Jhargaon
Tehsil headquarters Duldula 10 km
District headquarters Jashpur 22 km
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 22 km
Nearest railway station Biramitrapur 64 km

Villages closest to Jhargaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhargaon village had a population of 1,146. That makes it the 15th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 779 residents.

Jhargaon village has 569 males and 577 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhargaon has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Jhargaon is 496334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhargaon covers 2035.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhargaon falls under Duldula tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jhargaon is Biramitrapur, about 64 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 10+ km distance for Jhargaon.

Jhargaon is about 22 km from Jashpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhargaon is in Duldula tehsil of Jashpur district. Duldula is about 10 km away. Jashpur is about 22 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tangrtoli (under 2 km), Kandopani (under 2 km) and Banstala (2.3 km).

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

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