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About Jainagra Village

Jainagra is a mid sized village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 853, made up of 429 males and 424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jainagra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jainagra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Chainpur
Pincode 822110
Area (hectares) 201.86 hectares
Population 853
Male Population 429
Female Population 424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jainagra compares

By the 2011 count Jainagra is the 82nd largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 201.86 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Jainagra

Jainagra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jainagra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Jainagra from other places

Jainagra lies about 27 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Nimiaghat, about 10 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 Jainagra
Tehsil headquarters Chainpur 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Nimiaghat 10 km
Nearest town Gomoh 15 km
District headquarters Palamu 27 km

Villages closest to Jainagra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jainagra village had a population of 853. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Jainagra village has 429 males and 424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jainagra has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Jainagra is 822110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jainagra covers 201.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jainagra falls under Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jainagra is Nimiaghat, about 10 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jainagra.

Jainagra is about 27 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jainagra is in Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district. Chainpur is about 8.2 km away. Nimiaghat is about 10 km away. Gomoh is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paneribandh (6.0 km), Chain Pur (8.2 km) and Haminpur (8.2 km).

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

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