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About Jhadkund Village

Jhadkund 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 1,830, made up of 884 males and 946 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 784.36 hectares hectares.

Jhadkund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhadkund village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Ghoda Dongri
Area (hectares) 784.36 hectares
Population 1,830
Male Population 884
Female Population 946
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhadkund compares

By the 2011 count Jhadkund is the 9th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 897 residents. Its 784.36 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 Jhadkund

Jhadkund is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jhadkund as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jhadkund from other places

Jhadkund lies about 18 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Maramjhiri, about 14 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 Jhadkund
Nearest railway station Maramjhiri 14 km
District headquarters Betul 18 km
Nearest town Betūl 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghoda Dongri 23 km

Villages closest to Jhadkund

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 Jhadkund

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhadkund village had a population of 1,830. That makes it the 9th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 897 residents.

Jhadkund village has 884 males and 946 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhadkund has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Jhadkund covers 784.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jhadkund is Maramjhiri, about 14 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 km distance for Jhadkund.

Jhadkund 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.

Jhadkund is in Ghoda Dongri tehsil of Betul district. Maramjhiri is about 14 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 (3.1 km), Jakhali (3.5 km) and Pisajhodi (5.0 km).

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

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