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About Janwa Village

Janwa is a mid sized village in Kirnapur tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,152, made up of 581 males and 571 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.81 hectares hectares.

Janwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Janwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Kirnapur
Area (hectares) 235.81 hectares
Population 1,152
Male Population 581
Female Population 571
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
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 Janwa compares

By the 2011 count Janwa is the 72nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 235.81 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Janwa

Janwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Janwa 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 Janwa from other places

Janwa lies about 26 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Khara, about 16 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 Janwa
Tehsil headquarters Kirnapur 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Khara 16 km
District headquarters Balaghat 26 km
Nearest town Bālāghāt 26 km

Villages closest to Janwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Janwa village had a population of 1,152. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Janwa village has 581 males and 571 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Janwa has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1024.

Janwa covers 235.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Janwa falls under Kirnapur tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Janwa is Khara, about 16 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 Janwa.

Janwa is about 26 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Janwa is in Kirnapur tehsil of Balaghat district. Kirnapur is about 3.0 km away. Khara is about 16 km away. Balaghat is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Laweri (under 2 km), Seoni (under 2 km) and Katori (1.5 km).

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

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