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About Jhargaon Village

Jhargaon is a large village in Mainpur tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,209, made up of 1,597 males and 1,612 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 926 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhargaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Mainpur
Pincode 491661
Area (hectares) 926 hectares
Population 3,209
Male Population 1,597
Female Population 1,612
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhargaon compares

By the 2011 count Jhargaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 739 residents. Its 926 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Jhargaon

Jhargaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhargaon as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jhargaon from other places

Jhargaon lies about 95 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Sarsonpuri, about 53 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 Jhargaon
Tehsil headquarters Mainpur 30 km
Nearest railway station Sarsonpuri 53 km
Nearest town Dhamtari 55 km
District headquarters Raipur 95 km

Villages closest to Jhargaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhargaon village had a population of 3,209. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 739 residents.

Jhargaon village has 1,597 males and 1,612 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhargaon has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Jhargaon is 491661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhargaon covers 926 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhargaon falls under Mainpur tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jhargaon is Sarsonpuri, about 53 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 - 10 km distance for Jhargaon.

Jhargaon is about 95 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhargaon is in Mainpur tehsil of Raipur district. Mainpur is about 30 km away. Sarsonpuri is about 53 km away. Dhamtari is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matia (5.2 km), Kharta (7.2 km) and Amali (12 km).

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

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