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About Jamgahan Village

Jamgahan is a mid sized village in Bilaigarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,807, made up of 902 males and 905 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 346.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamgahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamgahan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bilaigarh
Pincode 493222
Area (hectares) 346.08 hectares
Population 1,807
Male Population 902
Female Population 905
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamgahan compares

By the 2011 count Jamgahan is the 24th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 346.08 hectares work out to about 5.2 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 1009.

Getting to Jamgahan

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

Jamgahan lies about 128 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Baradwar, about 40 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 Jamgahan
Tehsil headquarters Bilaigarh 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Baradwar 40 km
Nearest town Saraipali 44 km
District headquarters Raipur 128 km

Villages closest to Jamgahan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamgahan village had a population of 1,807. That makes it the 24th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Jamgahan village has 902 males and 905 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamgahan has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Jamgahan is 493222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamgahan covers 346.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamgahan falls under Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jamgahan is Baradwar, about 40 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 Jamgahan.

Jamgahan is about 128 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamgahan is in Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district. Bilaigarh is about 6.2 km away. Baradwar is about 40 km away. Saraipali is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Churela (1.8 km), Dokaridih (1.8 km) and Bandri (1.9 km).

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

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