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About Jheela Village

Jheela is a mid sized village in Shadhora tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,854, made up of 981 males and 873 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1330 hectares hectares.

Jheela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jheela village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Shadhora
Area (hectares) 1330 hectares
Population 1,854
Male Population 981
Female Population 873
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jheela compares

By the 2011 count Jheela is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 759 residents. Its 1330 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Jheela

Jheela is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jheela as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jheela from other places

Jheela lies about 23 km from Ashoknagar, and the nearest railway station is Pilighat, about 11 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 Jheela
Nearest railway station Pilighat 11 km
Nearest town Guna 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Shadhora 23 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 23 km

Villages closest to Jheela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jheela village had a population of 1,854. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 759 residents.

Jheela village has 981 males and 873 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jheela has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 913.

Jheela covers 1330 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jheela falls under Shadhora tehsil of Ashoknagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jheela is Pilighat, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jheela.

Jheela is about 23 km from Ashoknagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jheela is in Shadhora tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Pilighat is about 11 km away. Guna is about 21 km away. Shadhora is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Satau Khedi (2.5 km), Kaithai (3.1 km) and Kakrai (3.9 km).

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

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