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About Jamsararkalan Village

Jamsararkalan is a mid sized village in Dongargaon tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 861, made up of 431 males and 430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamsararkalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamsararkalan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargaon
Pincode 491661
Area (hectares) 231.02 hectares
Population 861
Male Population 431
Female Population 430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamsararkalan compares

By the 2011 count Jamsararkalan is the 66th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents. Its 231.02 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Jamsararkalan

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

Jamsararkalan lies about 24 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bakal, about 20 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 Jamsararkalan
Tehsil headquarters Dongargaon 2.8 km
Nearest railway station Bakal 20 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 24 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 24 km

Villages closest to Jamsararkalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamsararkalan village had a population of 861. That makes it the 66th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents.

Jamsararkalan village has 431 males and 430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamsararkalan has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Jamsararkalan is 491661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamsararkalan covers 231.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamsararkalan falls under Dongargaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jamsararkalan is Bakal, about 20 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 Jamsararkalan.

Jamsararkalan is about 24 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamsararkalan is in Dongargaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Dongargaon is about 2.8 km away. Bakal is about 20 km away. Dongargarh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maneri (1.6 km), Bargaon (1.7 km) and Gungeri Nawagaon (2.1 km).

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

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