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About Jaisalmer Village

Jaisalmer is a small village in Raghogarh tehsil, in the district of Guna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 295, made up of 155 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199 hectares hectares.

Jaisalmer Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaisalmer village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Guna
Tehsil Raghogarh
Area (hectares) 199 hectares
Population 295
Male Population 155
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaisalmer compares

By the 2011 count Jaisalmer is the 98th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 679 residents. Its 199 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Jaisalmer

Jaisalmer is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jaisalmer as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jaisalmer from other places

Jaisalmer lies about 38 km from Guna, and the nearest railway station is Kumbhraj, about 13 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 Jaisalmer
Nearest railway station Kumbhraj 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Raghogarh 13 km
Nearest town Rāghogarh 13 km
District headquarters Guna 38 km

Villages closest to Jaisalmer

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaisalmer village had a population of 295. That makes it the 98th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 679 residents.

Jaisalmer village has 155 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaisalmer has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Jaisalmer covers 199 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.

Jaisalmer falls under Raghogarh tehsil of Guna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jaisalmer is Kumbhraj, about 13 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 km distance for Jaisalmer.

Jaisalmer is about 38 km from Guna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaisalmer is in Raghogarh tehsil of Guna district. Kumbhraj is about 13 km away. Raghogarh is about 13 km away. Rāghogarh is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fekara (under 2 km), Gondiya (under 2 km) and Peelaghata (2.0 km).

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

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