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About Jamgaon Village

Jamgaon is a mid sized village in Deobhog tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 780, made up of 392 males and 388 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493890, 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 Deobhog
Pincode 493890
Area (hectares) 126.68 hectares
Population 780
Male Population 392
Female Population 388
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jamgaon compares

By the 2011 count Jamgaon is the 49th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,016 residents. Its 126.68 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Jamgaon

Jamgaon is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jamgaon 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 <5 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 15 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhilai D Cabin, about 11 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 Bhilai D Cabin 11 km
Nearest town Bhilai Charoda 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Deobhog 15 km
District headquarters Raipur 15 km

Villages closest to Jamgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Deobhog 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 780. That makes it the 49th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,016 residents.

Jamgaon village has 392 males and 388 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamgaon has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Jamgaon is 493890. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamgaon covers 126.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jamgaon falls under Deobhog tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jamgaon is Bhilai D Cabin, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jamgaon.

Jamgaon is about 15 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 Deobhog tehsil of Raipur district. Bhilai D Cabin is about 11 km away. Bhilai Charoda is about 12 km away. Deobhog is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amad (7.7 km), Tikrapara (15 km) and Dhumamuda (15 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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