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About Jamnar Village

Jamnar is a small village in Bilaigarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 155, made up of 80 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493338, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamnar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamnar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bilaigarh
Pincode 493338
Area (hectares) 81.2 hectares
Population 155
Male Population 80
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamnar compares

By the 2011 count Jamnar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 81.2 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 1009.

Getting to Jamnar

Jamnar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jamnar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jamnar from other places

Jamnar lies about 124 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Baradwar, about 43 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 Jamnar
Tehsil headquarters Bilaigarh 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Baradwar 43 km
Nearest town Saraipali 44 km
District headquarters Raipur 124 km

Villages closest to Jamnar

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 Jamnar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamnar village had a population of 155. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Jamnar village has 80 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamnar has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Jamnar is 493338. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamnar covers 81.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jamnar falls under Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jamnar is Baradwar, about 43 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 <5 km distance for Jamnar.

Jamnar is about 124 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamnar is in Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district. Bilaigarh is about 3.2 km away. Baradwar is about 43 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 Dharasiv (under 2 km), Semharadih (under 2 km) and Thakurdiya (1.6 km).

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

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