About Jamai Village

Jamai is a mid sized village in Wadrafnagar tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 695, made up of 336 males and 359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamai village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Surguja
Tehsil	Wadrafnagar
Pincode	497223
Area (hectares)	274.03 hectares
Population	695
Male Population	336
Female Population	359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,068
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamai compares

By the 2011 count Jamai is the 88th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents. Its 274.03 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Jamai

Jamai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jamai 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 Jamai from other places

Jamai lies about 78 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Jharokhas, about 40 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 Jamai
Tehsil headquarters	Wadrafnagar	5.9 km
Nearest railway station	Jharokhas	40 km
Nearest town	Renukūt	47 km
District headquarters	Surguja	78 km

Villages closest to Jamai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamai village had a population of 695. That makes it the 88th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents.

Jamai village has 336 males and 359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamai has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Jamai is 497223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamai covers 274.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamai falls under Wadrafnagar tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jamai is Jharokhas, about 40 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 Jamai.

Jamai is about 78 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamai is in Wadrafnagar tehsil of Surguja district. Wadrafnagar is about 5.9 km away. Jharokhas is about 40 km away. Renukūt is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.