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About Jhargaon Village

Jhargaon is a mid sized village in Manora tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 652, made up of 357 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 826 females per 1000 males. The village covers 813.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496330, 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 Manora
Pincode 496330
Area (hectares) 813.92 hectares
Population 652
Male Population 357
Female Population 295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 826
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 32nd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 629 residents. Its 813.92 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

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 30 km from Jashpur, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 61 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 Manora 23 km
District headquarters Jashpur 30 km
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 30 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 61 km

Villages closest to Jhargaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manora 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 652. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 629 residents.

Jhargaon village has 357 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhargaon has about 826 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Jhargaon is 496330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhargaon covers 813.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhargaon falls under Manora tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jhargaon is Lohardaga, about 61 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 30 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 Manora tehsil of Jashpur district. Manora is about 23 km away. Jashpur is about 30 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Asta (10 km), Kujari (11 km) and Dumartoli (12 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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