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About Jehangutua Village

Jehangutua is a mid sized village in Bishunpur tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,217, made up of 626 males and 591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 658 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jehangutua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jehangutua village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Bishunpur
Pincode 835231
Area (hectares) 658 hectares
Population 1,217
Male Population 626
Female Population 591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jehangutua compares

By the 2011 count Jehangutua is the 16th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 916 residents. Its 658 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 985.

Getting to Jehangutua

Jehangutua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jehangutua as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Jehangutua from other places

Jehangutua lies about 38 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 36 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 Jehangutua
Tehsil headquarters Bishunpur 3.8 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 33 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 36 km
District headquarters Gumla 38 km

Villages closest to Jehangutua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jehangutua village had a population of 1,217. That makes it the 16th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 916 residents.

Jehangutua village has 626 males and 591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jehangutua has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Jehangutua is 835231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jehangutua covers 658 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jehangutua falls under Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jehangutua is Lohardaga, about 36 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jehangutua.

Jehangutua is about 38 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jehangutua is in Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district. Bishunpur is about 3.8 km away. Lohārdagā is about 33 km away. Lohardaga is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dipadih (1.8 km), Helta (2.2 km) and Chenri (2.5 km).

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

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