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About Jakhwar Village

Jakhwar is a mid sized village in Bhitarwar tehsil, in the district of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 860, made up of 471 males and 389 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 826 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 475220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakhwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakhwar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Gwalior
Tehsil Bhitarwar
Pincode 475220
Area (hectares) 183.3 hectares
Population 860
Male Population 471
Female Population 389
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 826
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jakhwar compares

By the 2011 count Jakhwar is the 41st largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents. Its 183.3 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Jakhwar

Jakhwar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jakhwar as Available within <5 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 Jakhwar from other places

Jakhwar lies about 57 km from Gwalior, and the nearest railway station is Indergarh, about 22 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 Jakhwar
Tehsil headquarters Bhitarwar 16 km
Nearest railway station Indergarh 22 km
Nearest town Karera 38 km
District headquarters Gwalior 57 km

Villages closest to Jakhwar

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.

Common questions about Jakhwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakhwar village had a population of 860. That makes it the 41st largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents.

Jakhwar village has 471 males and 389 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakhwar has about 826 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 864.

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

Jakhwar covers 183.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jakhwar is Indergarh, about 22 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jakhwar.

Jakhwar is about 57 km from Gwalior in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakhwar is in Bhitarwar tehsil of Gwalior district. Bhitarwar is about 16 km away. Indergarh is about 22 km away. Karera is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belgadha (1.7 km), Kaithod (2.8 km) and Harsi (3.2 km).

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

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