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About Jamgaon Village

Jamgaon is a mid sized village in Bagbahra tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 648, made up of 318 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 682.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamgaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Bagbahra
Pincode 493449
Area (hectares) 682.56 hectares
Population 648
Male Population 318
Female Population 330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jamgaon compares

By the 2011 count Jamgaon is the 111th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 682.56 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Jamgaon

Jamgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jamgaon as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jamgaon from other places

Jamgaon lies about 10 km from Mahasamund. 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 Jamgaon
District headquarters Mahasamund 10 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagbahra 34 km

Villages closest to Jamgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamgaon village had a population of 648. That makes it the 111th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Jamgaon village has 318 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamgaon has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Jamgaon is 493449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamgaon covers 682.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jamgaon falls under Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Jamgaon notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jamgaon.

Jamgaon is about 10 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamgaon is in Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district. Mahasamund is about 10 km away. Mahāsamund is about 10 km away. Bagbahra is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mungaser (5.9 km), Mudpar (11 km) and Khatti (12 km).

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

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