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About Jhumarkonha Village

Jhumarkonha is a small village in Chhuikhadan tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 189, made up of 98 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 534 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491444, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhumarkonha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhumarkonha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuikhadan
Pincode 491444
Area (hectares) 534 hectares
Population 189
Male Population 98
Female Population 91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhumarkonha compares

By the 2011 count Jhumarkonha is the 186th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 534 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 1014.

Getting to Jhumarkonha

Jhumarkonha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhumarkonha as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Jhumarkonha from other places

Jhumarkonha lies about 56 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Jatkanhar, about 50 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 Jhumarkonha
Tehsil headquarters Chhuikhadan 8.9 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 20 km
Nearest railway station Jatkanhar 50 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 56 km

Villages closest to Jhumarkonha

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 Jhumarkonha

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhumarkonha village had a population of 189. That makes it the 186th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Jhumarkonha village has 98 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhumarkonha has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Jhumarkonha is 491444. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhumarkonha covers 534 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhumarkonha falls under Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jhumarkonha is Jatkanhar, about 50 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 10+ km distance for Jhumarkonha.

Jhumarkonha is about 56 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhumarkonha is in Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Chhuikhadan is about 8.9 km away. Khairāgarh is about 20 km away. Jatkanhar is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Babunawagaon (2.1 km), Nawagaon (2.1 km) and Nawagaon Lodhi (2.1 km).

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

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