About Jamdi Village

Jamdi is a mid sized village in Shankargarh tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,160, made up of 577 males and 583 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 416.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamdi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamdi village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Surguja
Tehsil	Shankargarh
Pincode	497118
Area (hectares)	416.81 hectares
Population	1,160
Male Population	577
Female Population	583
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,010
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamdi compares

By the 2011 count Jamdi is the 18th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 810 residents. Its 416.81 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Jamdi

Jamdi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jamdi 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jamdi from other places

Jamdi lies about 69 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 56 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 Jamdi
Tehsil headquarters	Shankargarh	31 km
Nearest railway station	Barwadih Junction	56 km
Nearest town	Medininagar	67 km
District headquarters	Surguja	69 km

Villages closest to Jamdi

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

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Common questions about Jamdi

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamdi village had a population of 1,160. That makes it the 18th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 810 residents.

Jamdi village has 577 males and 583 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamdi has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Jamdi is 497118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamdi covers 416.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamdi falls under Shankargarh tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jamdi is Barwadih Junction, about 56 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 village for Jamdi.

Jamdi is about 69 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamdi is in Shankargarh tehsil of Surguja district. Shankargarh is about 31 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 56 km away. Medininagar is about 67 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.