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About Jhaba Village

Jhaba is a mid sized village in Kukshi tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,392, made up of 701 males and 691 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 910.01 hectares hectares.

Jhaba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhaba village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Kukshi
Area (hectares) 910.01 hectares
Population 1,392
Male Population 701
Female Population 691
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Jhaba compares

By the 2011 count Jhaba is the 86th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents. Its 910.01 hectares work out to about 1.5 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Jhaba

The census records public bus service for Jhaba as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhaba from other places

Jhaba lies about 63 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Dekakund, about 17 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 Jhaba
Tehsil headquarters Kukshi 16 km
Nearest railway station Dekakund 17 km
District headquarters Dhar 63 km

Villages closest to Jhaba

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 Jhaba

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhaba village had a population of 1,392. That makes it the 86th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents.

Jhaba village has 701 males and 691 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhaba has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

Jhaba covers 910.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Jhaba is Dekakund, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhaba.

Jhaba is about 63 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhaba is in Kukshi tehsil of Dhar district. Kukshi is about 16 km away. Dekakund is about 17 km away. Dhar is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gumiya (2.4 km), Bankibag (4.7 km) and Jamlabag (4.7 km).

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

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