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About Jantargundra Village

Jantargundra is a small village in Ambagarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 464, made up of 239 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491668, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jantargundra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jantargundra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Ambagarh
Pincode 491668
Area (hectares) 261.75 hectares
Population 464
Male Population 239
Female Population 225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jantargundra compares

By the 2011 count Jantargundra is the 92nd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 657 residents. Its 261.75 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 1057.

Getting to Jantargundra

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

Jantargundra lies about 30 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Dongargarh, about 22 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 Jantargundra
Nearest railway station Dongargarh 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Ambagarh 30 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 30 km

Villages closest to Jantargundra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jantargundra village had a population of 464. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 657 residents.

Jantargundra village has 239 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jantargundra has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1057.

The pincode recorded for Jantargundra is 491668. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jantargundra covers 261.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jantargundra falls under Ambagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jantargundra is Dongargarh, about 22 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 Jantargundra.

Jantargundra is about 30 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jantargundra is in Ambagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Dongargarh is about 22 km away. Ambagarh is about 30 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bital (3.7 km), Taram Tola (4.6 km) and Khursitikul (7.4 km).

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

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