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About Jangona Village

Jangona is a mid sized village in Hinganghat tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 928, made up of 460 males and 468 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 756 hectares hectares.

Jangona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jangona village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Hinganghat
Area (hectares) 756 hectares
Population 928
Male Population 460
Female Population 468
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jangona compares

By the 2011 count Jangona is the 44th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 756 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Jangona

Jangona is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jangona as Available within village. 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 Jangona from other places

Jangona lies about 44 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Nagri, about 14 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 Jangona
Nearest railway station Nagri 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Hinganghat 22 km
Nearest town Hinganghāt 22 km
District headquarters Wardha 44 km

Villages closest to Jangona

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jangona village had a population of 928. That makes it the 44th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Jangona village has 460 males and 468 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jangona has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Jangona covers 756 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jangona falls under Hinganghat tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jangona is Nagri, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jangona.

Jangona is about 44 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jangona is in Hinganghat tehsil of Wardha district. Nagri is about 14 km away. Hinganghat is about 22 km away. Hinganghāt is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Veni (under 2 km), Khapri (2.9 km) and Khardi (2.9 km).

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

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