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About Jagmadwa Village

Jagmadwa is a mid sized village in Chhuikhadan tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 845, made up of 401 males and 444 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,107 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491888, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagmadwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagmadwa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuikhadan
Pincode 491888
Area (hectares) 189.67 hectares
Population 845
Male Population 401
Female Population 444
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,107
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jagmadwa compares

By the 2011 count Jagmadwa is the 72nd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 189.67 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Jagmadwa

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

Jagmadwa lies about 59 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 48 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 Jagmadwa
Tehsil headquarters Chhuikhadan 16 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 27 km
Nearest railway station Rasmara 48 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 59 km

Villages closest to Jagmadwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagmadwa village had a population of 845. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Jagmadwa village has 401 males and 444 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagmadwa has about 1107 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Jagmadwa is 491888. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagmadwa covers 189.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jagmadwa falls under Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jagmadwa is Rasmara, about 48 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 Jagmadwa.

Jagmadwa is about 59 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagmadwa is in Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Chhuikhadan is about 16 km away. Khairāgarh is about 27 km away. Rasmara is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maradkathera (2.1 km), Manik Chauri (2.3 km) and Hanaiband (2.5 km).

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

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