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About Jharda Village

Jharda is a mid sized village in Kukshi tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 690, made up of 349 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 345.97 hectares hectares.

Jharda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Kukshi
Area (hectares) 345.97 hectares
Population 690
Male Population 349
Female Population 341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jharda compares

By the 2011 count Jharda is the 159th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents. Its 345.97 hectares work out to about 2.0 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Jharda

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

Jharda lies about 56 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Tanda Road, about 25 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 Jharda
Tehsil headquarters Kukshi 14 km
Nearest railway station Tanda Road 25 km
District headquarters Dhar 56 km

Villages closest to Jharda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharda village had a population of 690. That makes it the 159th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents.

Jharda village has 349 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharda has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 999.

Jharda covers 345.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jharda falls under Kukshi tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jharda is Tanda Road, about 25 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jharda.

Jharda is about 56 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jharda is in Kukshi tehsil of Dhar district. Kukshi is about 14 km away. Tanda Road is about 25 km away. Dhar is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhardi (under 2 km), Lunara (2.0 km) and Lengsari (2.1 km).

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

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