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About Jatakanhar Village

Jatakanhar is a mid sized village in Saraipali tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 673, made up of 334 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jatakanhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jatakanhar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Saraipali
Pincode 496118
Area (hectares) 253.05 hectares
Population 673
Male Population 334
Female Population 339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jatakanhar compares

By the 2011 count Jatakanhar is the 107th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 750 residents. Its 253.05 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 Jatakanhar

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

Jatakanhar lies about 86 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Khariar Road, about 52 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 Jatakanhar
Tehsil headquarters Saraipali 19 km
Nearest railway station Khariar Road 52 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 86 km

Villages closest to Jatakanhar

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.

Common questions about Jatakanhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jatakanhar village had a population of 673. That makes it the 107th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 750 residents.

Jatakanhar village has 334 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jatakanhar has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Jatakanhar is 496118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jatakanhar covers 253.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jatakanhar falls under Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jatakanhar is Khariar Road, about 52 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 Jatakanhar.

Jatakanhar is about 86 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jatakanhar is in Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district. Saraipali is about 19 km away. Khariar Road is about 52 km away. Mahasamund is about 86 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beldih (under 2 km), Beldihpathar (under 2 km) and Pajharapali (2.0 km).

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

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