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About Jamgaon Village

Jamgaon is a mid sized village in Rajim tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,396, made up of 692 males and 704 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 320.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493992, 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 Rajim
Pincode 493992
Area (hectares) 320.48 hectares
Population 1,396
Male Population 692
Female Population 704
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamgaon compares

By the 2011 count Jamgaon is the 41st largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents. Its 320.48 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 1007.

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 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
Nearest town Nawāpāra 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajim 12 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 Rajim 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 1,396. That makes it the 41st largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents.

Jamgaon village has 692 males and 704 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamgaon has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Jamgaon is 493992. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamgaon covers 320.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamgaon falls under Rajim 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 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 Rajim tehsil of Raipur district. Manikchowree is about 6.2 km away. Nawāpāra is about 10 km away. Rajim is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tarra (5.2 km), Parsada (6.2 km) and Barbhatha (13 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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