Jhagrakhand

Jhagrakhand is a town and a nagar panchayat in manendragarh district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.

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Town
Nickname:  jkd
Jhagrakhand Location in Chhattisgarh, India Show map of Chhattisgarh Jhagrakhand Jhagrakhand (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23.18785°N 82.17229°E / 23.18785; 82.17229
Country	India
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur
Government
• Type	democratic
• Body	nagar panchayat
Population  (2013)
• Total	9,007
Languages
• Official	Hindi Chhattisgarhi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	CG-16

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[1] Jhagrakhand had a population of 7507. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Jhagrakhand has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 54%. In Jhagrakhand, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.