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About Jakhali Village

Jakhali is a mid sized village in Ghoda Dongri tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,051, made up of 502 males and 549 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 450.45 hectares hectares.

Jakhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakhali village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Ghoda Dongri
Area (hectares) 450.45 hectares
Population 1,051
Male Population 502
Female Population 549
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,094
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jakhali compares

By the 2011 count Jakhali is the 44th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 897 residents. Its 450.45 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Jakhali

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

Jakhali lies about 18 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Maramjhiri, about 13 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 Jakhali
Nearest railway station Maramjhiri 13 km
District headquarters Betul 18 km
Nearest town Betūl 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghoda Dongri 20 km

Villages closest to Jakhali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghoda Dongri 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 Jakhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakhali village had a population of 1,051. That makes it the 44th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 897 residents.

Jakhali village has 502 males and 549 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakhali has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Jakhali covers 450.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jakhali falls under Ghoda Dongri tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jakhali is Maramjhiri, about 13 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 village for Jakhali.

Jakhali is about 18 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakhali is in Ghoda Dongri tehsil of Betul district. Maramjhiri is about 13 km away. Betul is about 18 km away. Betūl is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghana (under 2 km), Pisajhodi (3.4 km) and Jhadkund (3.5 km).

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

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