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About Joshilamti Village

Joshilamti is a mid sized village in Chhuriya tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,488, made up of 690 males and 798 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,157 females per 1000 males. The village covers 494.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Joshilamti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Joshilamti village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuriya
Pincode 491558
Area (hectares) 494.26 hectares
Population 1,488
Male Population 690
Female Population 798
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,157
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Joshilamti compares

By the 2011 count Joshilamti is the 15th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 812 residents. Its 494.26 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Joshilamti

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

Joshilamti lies about 43 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Paniajob, about 33 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 Joshilamti
Tehsil headquarters Chhuriya 14 km
Nearest railway station Paniajob 33 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 34 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 43 km

Villages closest to Joshilamti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Joshilamti village had a population of 1,488. That makes it the 15th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 812 residents.

Joshilamti village has 690 males and 798 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Joshilamti has about 1157 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Joshilamti is 491558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Joshilamti covers 494.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Joshilamti falls under Chhuriya tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Joshilamti is Paniajob, about 33 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 Joshilamti.

Joshilamti is about 43 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Joshilamti is in Chhuriya tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Chhuriya is about 14 km away. Paniajob is about 33 km away. Dongargarh is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Keshal (2.0 km), Koliyari (2.2 km) and Pathandodgi (2.2 km).

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

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