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About Jamgaon Village

Jamgaon is a mid sized village in Abhanpur tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,692, made up of 844 males and 848 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 855.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamgaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Abhanpur
Pincode 493661
Area (hectares) 855.07 hectares
Population 1,692
Male Population 844
Female Population 848
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jamgaon compares

By the 2011 count Jamgaon is the 51st largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents. Its 855.07 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Jamgaon

Jamgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jamgaon as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jamgaon from other places

Jamgaon lies about 27 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Manikchowree, about 6.2 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 Jamgaon
Nearest railway station Manikchowree 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Abhanpur 7.2 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 10 km
District headquarters Raipur 27 km

Villages closest to Jamgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamgaon village had a population of 1,692. That makes it the 51st largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents.

Jamgaon village has 844 males and 848 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamgaon has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Jamgaon is 493661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamgaon covers 855.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jamgaon falls under Abhanpur tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jamgaon is Manikchowree, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Jamgaon.

Jamgaon is about 27 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamgaon is in Abhanpur tehsil of Raipur district. Manikchowree is about 6.2 km away. Abhanpur is about 7.2 km away. Nawāpāra is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thanaud (1.9 km), Khola (2.0 km) and Jawai Bandha (2.2 km).

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

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