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About Jhagar Village

Jhagar is a small village in Shadhora tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 246, made up of 131 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215 hectares hectares.

Jhagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhagar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Shadhora
Area (hectares) 215 hectares
Population 246
Male Population 131
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jhagar compares

By the 2011 count Jhagar is the 83rd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 759 residents. Its 215 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 Jhagar

Jhagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jhagar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 18 km from Ashoknagar, and the nearest railway station is Shahdora Gaon, about 3.3 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 Shahdora Gaon 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Shadhora 18 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 18 km

Villages closest to Jhagar

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 Jhagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhagar village had a population of 246. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 759 residents.

Jhagar village has 131 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhagar has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 913.

Jhagar covers 215 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Jhagar is Shahdora Gaon, about 3.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jhagar.

Jhagar is about 18 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 Shadhora tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Shahdora Gaon is about 3.3 km away. Shadhora is about 18 km away. Ashoknagar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hinotiya Khurd (1.5 km), Ballapur (1.6 km) and Madi Namdar (1.9 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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