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About Jaldega Village

Jaldega is a mid sized village in Udaipur tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 737, made up of 381 males and 356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 407.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 492112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaldega Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaldega village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Udaipur
Pincode 492112
Area (hectares) 407.32 hectares
Population 737
Male Population 381
Female Population 356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaldega compares

By the 2011 count Jaldega is the 108th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,014 residents. Its 407.32 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 1010.

Getting to Jaldega

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

Jaldega lies about 94 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Dharamjaigarh Road, about 32 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 Jaldega
Tehsil headquarters Udaipur 30 km
Nearest railway station Dharamjaigarh Road 32 km
Nearest town Ambikāpur 46 km
District headquarters Raigarh 94 km

Villages closest to Jaldega

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaldega village had a population of 737. That makes it the 108th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,014 residents.

Jaldega village has 381 males and 356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaldega has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Jaldega is 492112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaldega covers 407.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jaldega falls under Udaipur tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jaldega is Dharamjaigarh Road, about 32 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 Jaldega.

Jaldega is about 94 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaldega is in Udaipur tehsil of Raigarh district. Udaipur is about 30 km away. Dharamjaigarh Road is about 32 km away. Ambikāpur is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tendumudi (26 km), Sohanpur (28 km) and Supkalo (28 km).

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

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