About Jamgaon Village

Jamgaon is a large village in Narharpur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,090, made up of 1,053 males and 1,037 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 732.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamgaon village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil	Narharpur
Pincode	494336
Area (hectares)	732.2 hectares
Population	2,090
Male Population	1,053
Female Population	1,037
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamgaon compares

By the 2011 count Jamgaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 732.2 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1050.

Getting to Jamgaon

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

Jamgaon lies about 55 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Dhamtari, about 42 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 Jamgaon
Tehsil headquarters	Narharpur	14 km
Nearest town	Kānker	29 km
Nearest railway station	Dhamtari	42 km
District headquarters	Uttar Bastar Kanker	55 km

Villages closest to Jamgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamgaon village had a population of 2,090. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Jamgaon village has 1,053 males and 1,037 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamgaon has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1050.

The pincode recorded for Jamgaon is 494336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamgaon covers 732.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamgaon falls under Narharpur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jamgaon is Dhamtari, about 42 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 Jamgaon.

Jamgaon is about 55 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamgaon is in Narharpur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Narharpur is about 14 km away. Kānker is about 29 km away. Dhamtari is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.