About Jhau Village

Jhau is a mid sized village in Bhitarwar tehsil, in the district of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 580, made up of 341 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 701 females per 1000 males. The village covers 436.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 475220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhau village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Gwalior
Tehsil	Bhitarwar
Pincode	475220
Area (hectares)	436.41 hectares
Population	580
Male Population	341
Female Population	239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	701
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhau compares

By the 2011 count Jhau is the 58th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents. Its 436.41 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Jhau

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

Jhau lies about 51 km from Gwalior, and the nearest railway station is Dabra, about 18 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 Jhau
Tehsil headquarters	Bhitarwar	9.3 km
Nearest railway station	Dabra	18 km
District headquarters	Gwalior	51 km

Villages closest to Jhau

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

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Common questions about Jhau

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhau village had a population of 580. That makes it the 58th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents.

Jhau village has 341 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhau has about 701 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Jhau is 475220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhau covers 436.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhau falls under Bhitarwar tehsil of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhau is Dabra, about 18 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 Jhau.

Jhau is about 51 km from Gwalior in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhau is in Bhitarwar tehsil of Gwalior district. Bhitarwar is about 9.3 km away. Dabra is about 18 km away. Gwalior is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.