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About Jhandatalab Village

Jhandatalab is a mid sized village in Dongargarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,727, made up of 856 males and 871 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 838.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhandatalab Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhandatalab village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargarh
Pincode 497449
Area (hectares) 838.11 hectares
Population 1,727
Male Population 856
Female Population 871
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhandatalab compares

By the 2011 count Jhandatalab is the 23rd largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 838.11 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 1017.

Getting to Jhandatalab

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

Jhandatalab lies about 30 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Dongargarh, about 10 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 Jhandatalab
Nearest railway station Dongargarh 10 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 30 km

Villages closest to Jhandatalab

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhandatalab village had a population of 1,727. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Jhandatalab village has 856 males and 871 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhandatalab has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Jhandatalab is 497449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhandatalab covers 838.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhandatalab falls under Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jhandatalab is Dongargarh, about 10 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 Jhandatalab.

Jhandatalab is about 30 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhandatalab is in Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Dongargarh is about 10 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhandongri (2.1 km), Motipur (3.1 km) and Patpar (3.2 km).

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

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