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About Jamhar Village

Jamhar is a mid sized village in Pithora tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,339, made up of 695 males and 644 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 833.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamhar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Pithora
Pincode 493551
Area (hectares) 833.91 hectares
Population 1,339
Male Population 695
Female Population 644
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamhar compares

By the 2011 count Jamhar is the 31st largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 835 residents. Its 833.91 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Jamhar

Jamhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jamhar 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. The nearest villages by name are Jadamuda, Jadamuda Tukda, Jagdishpur and Jagdishpur Tukda Hostpi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jamhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamhar village had a population of 1,339. That makes it the 31st largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 835 residents.

Jamhar village has 695 males and 644 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamhar has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Jamhar is 493551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamhar covers 833.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jamhar falls under Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Jamhar notes the nearest railway station 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 Jamhar.

Jamhar is in Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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