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Jharmunda

Farsabahar mandal
Pincode 496245
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
HARAVATI SAI
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LGD code
434184
Pincode
496245
Post office
Lawakera
Population
952
Households
240
Literacy rate
60.6%
Sex ratio
963 ♀/1000♂
Workers
555
Distance to district centre
81 km
Distance to mandal centre
219 km
Distance to Raipur
132 km
Distance to Kolkata
597 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Jharmunda compares

By population, Jharmunda ranks #44 of 99 villages in Farsabahar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
60.6%
+3.2% vs mandal average
Jharmunda
60.6%
Farsabahar mandal
57.4%
Jashpur district
58.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
963
−65 vs mandal average
Jharmunda
963
Farsabahar mandal
1,028
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.3 vs mandal average
Jharmunda
4.0
Farsabahar mandal
4.3

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Jharmunda at a glance

Jharmunda is a village of 952 people in 240 households (Census 2011) in Farsabahar tehsil, Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh, the 44th-largest of 99 villages in Farsabahar tehsil. Literacy is 61%, 3 points above the tehsil average, and the sex ratio is 963 women per 1,000 men. It lies 81 km from the Jashpur district centre (straight-line distances). The pincode is 496245, served by Lawakera post office; the LGD village code is 434184. The sarpanch is HARAVATI SAI, and the village votes in Antagarh assembly constituency, represented by Vikram Usendi. The population is estimated at 1,122 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Jhharmunda

Key facts — Jharmunda

LGD code
434184
Pincode
496245
Post office
Lawakera
Population (Census 2011)
952
Population (projected 2026)
1,122
Households
240
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
963
Literacy rate
60.6%
Coordinates
20.95064°N, 82.85755°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Kanker
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Antagarh
Member of Parliament
Bhojraj Nag
Member of Legislative Assembly
Vikram Usendi
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
HARAVATI SAI
Block / Mandal
Farsabahar
Getting there

How to reach Jharmunda

Mandal centre
Farsabahar · ≈ 219 km
≈ 7 h 29 min by car · 8 h 53 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Jashpur · ≈ 81 km
≈ 2 h 46 min by car · 3 h 17 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Raipur132 kmcapital
  • Kolkata597 km
  • Hyderabad606 km
  • Chennai917 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-05-06
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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