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About Jangalpur Village

Jangalpur is a small village in Sahaspur Lohara tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 475, made up of 243 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jangalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jangalpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Sahaspur Lohara
Pincode 496116
Area (hectares) 224.54 hectares
Population 475
Male Population 243
Female Population 232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jangalpur compares

By the 2011 count Jangalpur is the 126th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 782 residents. Its 224.54 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Jangalpur

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

Jangalpur lies about 36 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 62 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 Jangalpur
Tehsil headquarters Sahaspur Lohara 10 km
Nearest town Kawardha 29 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 36 km
Nearest railway station Rasmara 62 km

Villages closest to Jangalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sahaspur Lohara 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 Jangalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jangalpur village had a population of 475. That makes it the 126th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 782 residents.

Jangalpur village has 243 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jangalpur has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Jangalpur is 496116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jangalpur covers 224.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jangalpur falls under Sahaspur Lohara tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jangalpur is Rasmara, about 62 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 village for Jangalpur.

Jangalpur is about 36 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jangalpur is in Sahaspur Lohara tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Sahaspur Lohara is about 10 km away. Kawardha is about 29 km away. Kabeerdham is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagauta Tola (under 2 km), Suktara (under 2 km) and Bidora (1.6 km).

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

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