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About Jagannathpur Village

Jagannathpur is a small village in Khairagarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 414, made up of 214 males and 200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagannathpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagannathpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Khairagarh
Pincode 491445
Area (hectares) 170.08 hectares
Population 414
Male Population 214
Female Population 200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jagannathpur compares

By the 2011 count Jagannathpur is the 165th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 779 residents. Its 170.08 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Jagannathpur

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

Jagannathpur lies about 25 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Jatkanhar, about 11 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 Jagannathpur
Nearest railway station Jatkanhar 11 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Khairagarh 20 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 25 km

Villages closest to Jagannathpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagannathpur village had a population of 414. That makes it the 165th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 779 residents.

Jagannathpur village has 214 males and 200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagannathpur has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Jagannathpur is 491445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagannathpur covers 170.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jagannathpur falls under Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jagannathpur is Jatkanhar, about 11 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 Jagannathpur.

Jagannathpur is about 25 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagannathpur is in Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Jatkanhar is about 11 km away. Dongargarh is about 15 km away. Khairagarh is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karela Purana (under 2 km), Bhandarpur (3.1 km) and Bandbod (3.7 km).

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

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