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About Junewani Village

Junewani is a mid sized village in Lanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 625, made up of 311 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183.41 hectares hectares.

Junewani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Junewani village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lanji
Area (hectares) 183.41 hectares
Population 625
Male Population 311
Female Population 314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Junewani compares

By the 2011 count Junewani is the 93rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 183.41 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Junewani

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

How far is Junewani from other places

Junewani lies about 53 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Salekasa, about 23 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 Junewani
Tehsil headquarters Lanji 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Salekasa 23 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 39 km
District headquarters Balaghat 53 km

Villages closest to Junewani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Junewani village had a population of 625. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Junewani village has 311 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Junewani has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Junewani covers 183.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Junewani falls under Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Junewani is Salekasa, about 23 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Junewani.

Junewani is about 53 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Junewani is in Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district. Lanji is about 3.3 km away. Salekasa is about 23 km away. Dongargarh is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naskatta (under 2 km), Purvatola (1.9 km) and Manpur (1.9 km).

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

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