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About Jamgaon Village

Jamgaon is a large village in Nainpur tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,510, made up of 1,257 males and 1,253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1246.07 hectares hectares.

Jamgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamgaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Nainpur
Area (hectares) 1246.07 hectares
Population 2,510
Male Population 1,257
Female Population 1,253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

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 834 residents. Its 1246.07 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Jamgaon

Jamgaon is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jamgaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jamgaon from other places

Jamgaon lies about 27 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Jamgaon, about under 2 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
Nearest railway station Jamgaon under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nainpur 9.7 km
District headquarters Mandla 27 km

Villages closest to Jamgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamgaon village had a population of 2,510. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 834 residents.

Jamgaon village has 1,257 males and 1,253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamgaon has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1021.

Jamgaon covers 1246.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamgaon falls under Nainpur tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jamgaon is Jamgaon, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jamgaon.

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

Jamgaon is in Nainpur tehsil of Mandla district. Jamgaon is about under 2 km away. Nainpur is about 9.7 km away. Mandla is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bori (2.6 km), Bori Pipardahi (2.6 km) and Alipur (3.0 km).

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

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