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About Jangalpur Village

Jangalpur is a small village in Khairagarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 465, made up of 236 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 298.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495454, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jangalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jangalpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Khairagarh
Pincode 495454
Area (hectares) 298.77 hectares
Population 465
Male Population 236
Female Population 229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jangalpur compares

By the 2011 count Jangalpur is the 150th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 779 residents. Its 298.77 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Jangalpur

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

Jangalpur lies about 37 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Jatkanhar, about 27 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 Jangalpur
Tehsil headquarters Khairagarh 8.1 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Jatkanhar 27 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 37 km

Villages closest to Jangalpur

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 Jangalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jangalpur village had a population of 465. That makes it the 150th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 779 residents.

Jangalpur village has 236 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jangalpur has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Jangalpur is 495454. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jangalpur covers 298.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jangalpur falls under Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jangalpur is Jatkanhar, about 27 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 Jangalpur.

Jangalpur is about 37 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jangalpur is in Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Khairagarh is about 8.1 km away. Khairāgarh is about 8.1 km away. Jatkanhar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bendridih (under 2 km), Padadah (under 2 km) and Salhewara (1.8 km).

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

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