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About Jangalpur Village

Jangalpur is a mid sized village in Chhuikhadan tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 622, made up of 307 males and 315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491888, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jangalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jangalpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuikhadan
Pincode 491888
Area (hectares) 224.43 hectares
Population 622
Male Population 307
Female Population 315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jangalpur compares

By the 2011 count Jangalpur is the 104th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 224.43 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 1014.

Getting to Jangalpur

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

Jangalpur lies about 62 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Murhipar, about 54 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 Jangalpur
Tehsil headquarters Chhuikhadan 14 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 26 km
Nearest railway station Murhipar 54 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 62 km

Villages closest to Jangalpur

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 Jangalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jangalpur village had a population of 622. That makes it the 104th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Jangalpur village has 307 males and 315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jangalpur has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

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

Jangalpur covers 224.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jangalpur falls under Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jangalpur is Murhipar, about 54 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 Jangalpur.

Jangalpur is about 62 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jangalpur is in Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Chhuikhadan is about 14 km away. Khairāgarh is about 26 km away. Murhipar is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Achanakpur (1.9 km), Bagdur (2.4 km) and Magarkund (3.1 km).

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

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