About Jamgaon Village

Jamgaon is a mid sized village in Chhuikhadan tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,085, made up of 543 males and 542 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 300 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamgaon village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Rajnandgaon
Tehsil	Chhuikhadan
Pincode	491995
Area (hectares)	300 hectares
Population	1,085
Male Population	543
Female Population	542
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	998
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 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 300 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

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 75 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Darekasa, about 59 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
Tehsil headquarters	Chhuikhadan	30 km
Nearest town	Malajkhand	36 km
Nearest railway station	Darekasa	59 km
District headquarters	Rajnandgaon	75 km

Villages closest to Jamgaon

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.

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Common questions about Jamgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamgaon village had a population of 1,085. That makes it the 41st largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Jamgaon village has 543 males and 542 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamgaon has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Jamgaon is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamgaon covers 300 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamgaon falls under Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jamgaon is Darekasa, about 59 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 75 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamgaon is in Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Chhuikhadan is about 30 km away. Malajkhand is about 36 km away. Darekasa is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.