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About Jonhar Village

Jonhar is a mid sized village in Datia tehsil, in the district of Datia, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 981, made up of 549 males and 432 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 787 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218.88 hectares hectares.

Jonhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jonhar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Datia
Tehsil Datia
Area (hectares) 218.88 hectares
Population 981
Male Population 549
Female Population 432
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 787
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jonhar compares

By the 2011 count Jonhar is the 107th largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 218.88 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Jonhar

Jonhar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jonhar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Jonhar from other places

Jonhar lies about 14 km from Datia, and the nearest railway station is Sonagir, 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 Jonhar
Nearest railway station Sonagir 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Datia 14 km

Villages closest to Jonhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jonhar village had a population of 981. That makes it the 107th largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Jonhar village has 549 males and 432 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jonhar has about 787 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 877.

Jonhar covers 218.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jonhar falls under Datia tehsil of Datia district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jonhar is Sonagir, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jonhar.

Jonhar is about 14 km from Datia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jonhar is in Datia tehsil of Datia district. Sonagir is about 11 km away. Datia is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurthara (under 2 km), Palinoor (1.7 km) and Palipamari (1.7 km).

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

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