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About Jhumka Village

Jhumka is a mid sized village in Bamori tehsil, in the district of Guna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 778, made up of 408 males and 370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1294.9 hectares hectares.

Jhumka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhumka village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Guna
Tehsil Bamori
Area (hectares) 1294.9 hectares
Population 778
Male Population 408
Female Population 370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhumka compares

By the 2011 count Jhumka is the 80th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 774 residents. Its 1294.9 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Jhumka

Jhumka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhumka as Available within 5 - 10 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 within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhumka from other places

Jhumka lies about 28 km from Guna, and the nearest railway station is Motipura Chauki, about 21 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 Jhumka
Tehsil headquarters Bamori 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Motipura Chauki 21 km
District headquarters Guna 28 km

Villages closest to Jhumka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhumka village had a population of 778. That makes it the 80th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 774 residents.

Jhumka village has 408 males and 370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhumka has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Jhumka covers 1294.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhumka falls under Bamori tehsil of Guna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhumka is Motipura Chauki, about 21 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhumka.

Jhumka is about 28 km from Guna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhumka is in Bamori tehsil of Guna district. Bamori is about 7.8 km away. Motipura Chauki is about 21 km away. Guna is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bilauda (2.4 km), Khutiyari (3.3 km) and Muhal Kaloni (4.1 km).

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

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