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About Jharkuwa Village

Jharkuwa is a mid sized village in Bijawar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 593, made up of 316 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 596.64 hectares hectares.

Jharkuwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharkuwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Bijawar
Area (hectares) 596.64 hectares
Population 593
Male Population 316
Female Population 277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Jharkuwa compares

By the 2011 count Jharkuwa is the 76th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 596.64 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 885.

Getting to Jharkuwa

Jharkuwa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jharkuwa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jharkuwa from other places

Jharkuwa lies about 55 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Duriyaganj, about 39 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 Jharkuwa
Tehsil headquarters Bijawar 34 km
Nearest town Bijāwar 34 km
Nearest railway station Duriyaganj 39 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 55 km

Villages closest to Jharkuwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharkuwa village had a population of 593. That makes it the 76th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Jharkuwa village has 316 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharkuwa has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 885.

Jharkuwa covers 596.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jharkuwa falls under Bijawar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jharkuwa is Duriyaganj, about 39 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jharkuwa.

Jharkuwa is about 55 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jharkuwa is in Bijawar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Bijawar is about 34 km away. Bijāwar is about 34 km away. Duriyaganj 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 Bila (3.2 km), Bhaiskhar (4.3 km) and Surai (6.0 km).

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

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