About Jalgarh Village

Jalgarh is a mid sized village in Saraipali tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 950, made up of 468 males and 482 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalgarh village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Mahasamund
Tehsil	Saraipali
Pincode	493558
Area (hectares)	221.32 hectares
Population	950
Male Population	468
Female Population	482
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,030
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalgarh compares

By the 2011 count Jalgarh is the 58th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 750 residents. Its 221.32 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 1018.

Getting to Jalgarh

Jalgarh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jalgarh 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jalgarh from other places

Jalgarh lies about 102 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Barpali, about 55 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 Jalgarh
Tehsil headquarters	Saraipali	8.6 km
Nearest railway station	Barpali	55 km
District headquarters	Mahasamund	102 km

Villages closest to Jalgarh

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

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Common questions about Jalgarh

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalgarh village had a population of 950. That makes it the 58th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 750 residents.

Jalgarh village has 468 males and 482 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalgarh has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

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

Jalgarh covers 221.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jalgarh falls under Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jalgarh is Barpali, about 55 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jalgarh.

Jalgarh is about 102 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalgarh is in Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district. Saraipali is about 8.6 km away. Barpali is about 55 km away. Mahasamund is about 102 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.