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About Jamnidih Village

Jamnidih is a mid sized village in Basna tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 687, made up of 342 males and 345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamnidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamnidih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Basna
Pincode 493558
Area (hectares) 179.13 hectares
Population 687
Male Population 342
Female Population 345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamnidih compares

By the 2011 count Jamnidih is the 101st largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 767 residents. Its 179.13 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Jamnidih

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

Jamnidih lies about 89 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Baradwar, about 65 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 Jamnidih
Tehsil headquarters Basna 18 km
Nearest town Saraipali 18 km
Nearest railway station Baradwar 65 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 89 km

Villages closest to Jamnidih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamnidih village had a population of 687. That makes it the 101st largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 767 residents.

Jamnidih village has 342 males and 345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamnidih has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Jamnidih is 493558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamnidih covers 179.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamnidih falls under Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jamnidih is Baradwar, about 65 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 Jamnidih.

Jamnidih is about 89 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamnidih is in Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district. Basna is about 18 km away. Saraipali is about 18 km away. Baradwar is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanbahali (under 2 km), Jamdarha (1.5 km) and Lohadipur (2.1 km).

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

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