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About Jamkhari Village

Jamkhari is a mid sized village in Khairlanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 554, made up of 259 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,139 females per 1000 males. The village covers 311.6 hectares hectares.

Jamkhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamkhari village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Khairlanji
Area (hectares) 311.6 hectares
Population 554
Male Population 259
Female Population 295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,139
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamkhari compares

By the 2011 count Jamkhari is the 75th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,837 residents. Its 311.6 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Jamkhari

Jamkhari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jamkhari as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jamkhari from other places

Jamkhari lies about 33 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Lakhanwara, about 10 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 Jamkhari
Nearest railway station Lakhanwara 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Khairlanji 14 km
Nearest town Wārāseonī 17 km
District headquarters Balaghat 33 km

Villages closest to Jamkhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamkhari village had a population of 554. That makes it the 75th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,837 residents.

Jamkhari village has 259 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamkhari has about 1139 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

Jamkhari covers 311.6 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.

Jamkhari falls under Khairlanji tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jamkhari is Lakhanwara, about 10 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 <5 km distance for Jamkhari.

Jamkhari is about 33 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamkhari is in Khairlanji tehsil of Balaghat district. Lakhanwara is about 10 km away. Khairlanji is about 14 km away. Wārāseonī is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikhla (1.5 km), Dudhara (1.8 km) and Manglegaon (2.7 km).

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

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