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About Jahur Village

Jahur is a large village in Pansemal tehsil, in the district of Barwani, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,860, made up of 1,932 males and 1,928 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1246.77 hectares hectares.

Jahur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jahur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Barwani
Tehsil Pansemal
Area (hectares) 1246.77 hectares
Population 3,860
Male Population 1,932
Female Population 1,928
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
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 Jahur compares

By the 2011 count Jahur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,264 residents. Its 1246.77 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Jahur

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

Jahur lies about 46 km from Barwani, and the nearest railway station is Ranala, about 40 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 Jahur
Tehsil headquarters Pansemal 5.4 km
Nearest town Shāhāda 24 km
Nearest railway station Ranala 40 km
District headquarters Barwani 46 km

Villages closest to Jahur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jahur village had a population of 3,860. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,264 residents.

Jahur village has 1,932 males and 1,928 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jahur has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

Jahur covers 1246.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jahur falls under Pansemal tehsil of Barwani district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jahur is Ranala, about 40 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 Jahur.

Jahur is about 46 km from Barwani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jahur is in Pansemal tehsil of Barwani district. Pansemal is about 5.4 km away. Shāhāda is about 24 km away. Ranala is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gongwada (under 2 km), Kansul (3.0 km) and Temala (3.1 km).

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

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