About Janj Village

Janj is a mid sized village in Oudgi tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 569, made up of 301 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1742.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497235, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Janj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Janj village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Surguja
Tehsil	Oudgi
Pincode	497235
Area (hectares)	1742.9 hectares
Population	569
Male Population	301
Female Population	268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	890
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Janj compares

By the 2011 count Janj is the 63rd largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 885 residents. Its 1742.9 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Janj

Janj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Janj as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Girjapur Alias Langhadand, Hariharpur, Hathichuan and Indarpur Alias Dudimajan. 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.

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Common questions about Janj

As per the Census of India 2011, Janj village had a population of 569. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 885 residents.

Janj village has 301 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Janj has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Janj is 497235. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Janj covers 1742.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Janj falls under Oudgi tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Janj 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 10+ km distance for Janj.

Janj is in Oudgi 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.