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About Jhargaon Village

Jhargaon is a small village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 287, made up of 149 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 299.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhargaon village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Chainpur
Pincode 835206
Area (hectares) 299.56 hectares
Population 287
Male Population 149
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
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 Jhargaon compares

By the 2011 count Jhargaon is the 72nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 682 residents. Its 299.56 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 1003.

Getting to Jhargaon

Jhargaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jhargaon 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. The nearest villages by name are Harra, Jaipur, Jairagi and Jamgain. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jhargaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhargaon village had a population of 287. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 682 residents.

Jhargaon village has 149 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhargaon has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Jhargaon is 835206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhargaon covers 299.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhargaon falls under Chainpur tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Jhargaon notes the nearest railway station 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 Jhargaon.

Jhargaon is in Chainpur tehsil of Gumla district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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