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About Jhagar Village

Jhagar is a mid sized village in Mungaoli tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 729, made up of 395 males and 334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 397 hectares hectares.

Jhagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhagar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Mungaoli
Area (hectares) 397 hectares
Population 729
Male Population 395
Female Population 334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jhagar compares

By the 2011 count Jhagar is the 107th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 851 residents. Its 397 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Jhagar

Jhagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhagar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhagar from other places

Jhagar lies about 46 km from Ashoknagar, and the nearest railway station is Mungaoli, about 5.7 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 Jhagar
Nearest railway station Mungaoli 5.7 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 46 km

Villages closest to Jhagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhagar village had a population of 729. That makes it the 107th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 851 residents.

Jhagar village has 395 males and 334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhagar has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

Jhagar covers 397 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhagar falls under Mungaoli tehsil of Ashoknagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhagar is Mungaoli, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhagar.

Jhagar is about 46 km from Ashoknagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhagar is in Mungaoli tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Mungaoli is about 5.7 km away. Ashoknagar is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hinnoda (1.7 km), Tori (2.0 km) and Silawan (2.0 km).

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

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