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About Jamgala Village

Jamgala is a large village in Lakhanpur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,550, made up of 1,325 males and 1,225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 695.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamgala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamgala village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Lakhanpur
Pincode 497116
Area (hectares) 695.16 hectares
Population 2,550
Male Population 1,325
Female Population 1,225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamgala compares

By the 2011 count Jamgala is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 695.16 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 989.

Getting to Jamgala

Jamgala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jamgala 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. The nearest villages by name are Gumgara Khurd, Hansdand, Irgawan and Jaipur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jamgala

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamgala village had a population of 2,550. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Jamgala village has 1,325 males and 1,225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamgala has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Jamgala is 497116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamgala covers 695.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamgala falls under Lakhanpur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Jamgala notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Jamgala.

Jamgala is in Lakhanpur tehsil of Surguja district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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