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About Jainagar Village

Jainagar is a large village in Surajpur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,283, made up of 2,148 males and 2,135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 443.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jainagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jainagar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Surajpur
Pincode 497226
Area (hectares) 443.53 hectares
Population 4,283
Male Population 2,148
Female Population 2,135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jainagar compares

By the 2011 count Jainagar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents. Its 443.53 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Jainagar

Jainagar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jainagar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jainagar from other places

Jainagar lies about 22 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Bishrampur, about under 2 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 Jainagar
Nearest railway station Bishrampur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Surajpur 13 km
District headquarters Surguja 22 km

Villages closest to Jainagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jainagar village had a population of 4,283. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents.

Jainagar village has 2,148 males and 2,135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jainagar has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Jainagar is 497226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jainagar covers 443.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jainagar falls under Surajpur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jainagar is Bishrampur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Jainagar is about 22 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jainagar is in Surajpur tehsil of Surguja district. Bishrampur is about under 2 km away. Surajpur is about 13 km away. Surguja is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ajabnagar (under 2 km), Rampur (3.3 km) and Shivnandanpur Alias Omkarbahara (4.4 km).

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

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