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About Jhakas Village

Jhakas is a mid sized village in Bhainsdehi tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 654, made up of 326 males and 328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192.75 hectares hectares.

Jhakas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhakas village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Bhainsdehi
Area (hectares) 192.75 hectares
Population 654
Male Population 326
Female Population 328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhakas compares

By the 2011 count Jhakas is the 150th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 973 residents. Its 192.75 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Jhakas

Jhakas is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhakas as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jhakas from other places

Jhakas lies about 65 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Achalpur, 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 Jhakas
Nearest railway station Achalpur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhainsdehi 27 km
District headquarters Betul 65 km

Villages closest to Jhakas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhakas village had a population of 654. That makes it the 150th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 973 residents.

Jhakas village has 326 males and 328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhakas has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Jhakas covers 192.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhakas falls under Bhainsdehi tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhakas is Achalpur, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhakas.

Jhakas is about 65 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhakas is in Bhainsdehi tehsil of Betul district. Achalpur is about 16 km away. Bhainsdehi is about 27 km away. Betul is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamulni (2.9 km), Patoli (3.5 km) and Malni (4.1 km).

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

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