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About Jarahi Village

Jarahi is a mid sized village in Kirnapur tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,305, made up of 665 males and 640 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226.92 hectares hectares.

Jarahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarahi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Kirnapur
Area (hectares) 226.92 hectares
Population 1,305
Male Population 665
Female Population 640
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jarahi compares

By the 2011 count Jarahi is the 66th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 226.92 hectares work out to about 5.8 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 Jarahi

Jarahi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jarahi as Available within 5 - 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 Jarahi from other places

Jarahi lies about 25 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Birsola, about 12 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 Jarahi
Tehsil headquarters Kirnapur 1.7 km
Nearest railway station Birsola 12 km
Nearest town Gondiā 22 km
District headquarters Balaghat 25 km

Villages closest to Jarahi

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 Jarahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarahi village had a population of 1,305. That makes it the 66th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Jarahi village has 665 males and 640 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarahi has about 962 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.

Jarahi covers 226.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jarahi is Birsola, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jarahi.

Jarahi is about 25 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarahi is in Kirnapur tehsil of Balaghat district. Kirnapur is about 1.7 km away. Birsola is about 12 km away. Gondiā is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kirnapur (1.7 km), Nakshi (2.1 km) and Bamhangaon (2.5 km).

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

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