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About Jagla Village

Jagla is a small village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 470, made up of 227 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5129.38 hectares hectares.

Jagla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagla village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Baihar
Area (hectares) 5129.38 hectares
Population 470
Male Population 227
Female Population 243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
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 Jagla compares

By the 2011 count Jagla is the 179th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 5129.38 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Jagla

Jagla is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jagla 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 Jagla from other places

Jagla lies about 72 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Bamhani Banjar, about 70 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 Jagla
Nearest town Malajkhand 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Baihar 32 km
Nearest railway station Bamhani Banjar 70 km
District headquarters Balaghat 72 km

Villages closest to Jagla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagla village had a population of 470. That makes it the 179th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Jagla village has 227 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagla has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1032.

Jagla covers 5129.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jagla falls under Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jagla is Bamhani Banjar, about 70 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 Jagla.

Jagla is about 72 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagla is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Malajkhand is about 14 km away. Baihar is about 32 km away. Bamhani Banjar is about 70 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taregaon (under 2 km), Mandai (2.5 km) and Chhapala Theke (2.7 km).

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

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