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About Jajawal Village

Jajawal is a mid sized village in Pratappur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,740, made up of 898 males and 842 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1027 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jajawal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jajawal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Pratappur
Pincode 497223
Area (hectares) 1027 hectares
Population 1,740
Male Population 898
Female Population 842
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jajawal compares

By the 2011 count Jajawal is the 30th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents. Its 1027 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Jajawal

Jajawal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jajawal 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 Gotgawan, Govardhanpur, Govindpur and Hariharpur. 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 Jajawal

As per the Census of India 2011, Jajawal village had a population of 1,740. That makes it the 30th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents.

Jajawal village has 898 males and 842 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jajawal has about 938 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 Jajawal is 497223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jajawal covers 1027 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jajawal falls under Pratappur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Jajawal 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 Jajawal.

Jajawal is in Pratappur 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 Jajawal today is likely to be higher.

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