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About Jhai Village

Jhai is a small village in Sardarpur tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 469, made up of 237 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.37 hectares hectares.

Jhai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Sardarpur
Area (hectares) 238.37 hectares
Population 469
Male Population 237
Female Population 232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhai compares

By the 2011 count Jhai is the 140th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,407 residents. Its 238.37 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Jhai

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

Jhai lies about 49 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Tanda Road, about 4.5 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 Jhai
Nearest railway station Tanda Road 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Sardarpur 21 km
Nearest town Jhābua 35 km
District headquarters Dhar 49 km

Villages closest to Jhai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhai village had a population of 469. That makes it the 140th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,407 residents.

Jhai village has 237 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhai has about 979 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 978.

Jhai covers 238.37 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.

Jhai falls under Sardarpur tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhai is Tanda Road, about 4.5 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 Jhai.

Jhai is about 49 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhai is in Sardarpur tehsil of Dhar district. Tanda Road is about 4.5 km away. Sardarpur is about 21 km away. Jhābua is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Talonda (5.4 km), Morpipli (6.1 km) and Gumanpura (8.2 km).

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

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