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About Joran Village

Joran is a mid sized village in Nowgong tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,814, made up of 971 males and 843 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1739.55 hectares hectares.

Joran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Joran village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Nowgong
Area (hectares) 1739.55 hectares
Population 1,814
Male Population 971
Female Population 843
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Joran compares

By the 2011 count Joran is the 17th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents. Its 1739.55 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, a little below the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Joran

Joran is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Joran as Available within 10+ 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 Joran from other places

Joran lies about 37 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghutai, about 11 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 Joran
Nearest railway station Ghutai 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Nowgong 16 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 37 km

Villages closest to Joran

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Joran village had a population of 1,814. That makes it the 17th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents.

Joran village has 971 males and 843 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Joran has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 907.

Joran covers 1739.55 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.

Joran falls under Nowgong tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Joran is Ghutai, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Joran.

Joran is about 37 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Joran is in Nowgong tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Ghutai is about 11 km away. Nowgong is about 16 km away. Chhatarpur is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ama (3.9 km), Churwari (4.0 km) and Mahed (4.7 km).

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

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