About Jalgarh Village

Jalgarh is a mid sized village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 662, made up of 343 males and 319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalgarh village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Raigarh
Tehsil	Baramkela
Pincode	496554
Area (hectares)	210.93 hectares
Population	662
Male Population	343
Female Population	319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalgarh compares

By the 2011 count Jalgarh is the 67th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 210.93 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

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 village. 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 11 km from Baramkela, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 31 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	Baramkela	11 km
Nearest railway station	Raigarh	31 km

Villages closest to Jalgarh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baramkela 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 662. That makes it the 67th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Jalgarh village has 343 males and 319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalgarh has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Jalgarh is 496554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalgarh covers 210.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jalgarh falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jalgarh is Raigarh, about 31 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 village for Jalgarh.

Jalgarh is about 11 km from Baramkela in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalgarh is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 11 km away. Raigarh is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.