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About Joga Village

Joga is a mid sized village in Gaurihar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 550, made up of 280 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 572.6 hectares hectares.

Joga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Joga village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Gaurihar
Area (hectares) 572.6 hectares
Population 550
Male Population 280
Female Population 270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
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 Joga compares

By the 2011 count Joga is the 97th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents. Its 572.6 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Joga

Joga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Joga 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 Joga from other places

Joga lies about 70 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Mataundh, about 12 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 Joga
Tehsil headquarters Gaurihar 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Mataundh 12 km
Nearest town Kabrāi 16 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 70 km

Villages closest to Joga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Joga village had a population of 550. That makes it the 97th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents.

Joga village has 280 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Joga has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 864.

Joga covers 572.6 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.

Joga falls under Gaurihar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Joga is Mataundh, about 12 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 Joga.

Joga is about 70 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Joga is in Gaurihar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Gaurihar is about 8.1 km away. Mataundh is about 12 km away. Kabrāi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badaura Kalan (2.2 km), Lausi (2.8 km) and Palta (3.2 km).

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

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