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About Jawal Village

Jawal is a small village in Dabra tehsil, in the district of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 172, made up of 90 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 475110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jawal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jawal village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Gwalior
Tehsil Dabra
Pincode 475110
Area (hectares) 230.71 hectares
Population 172
Male Population 90
Female Population 82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jawal compares

By the 2011 count Jawal is the 141st largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,214 residents. Its 230.71 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Jawal

Jawal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jawal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Jawal from other places

Jawal lies about 41 km from Gwalior, and the nearest railway station is Simariatal, about 14 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 Jawal
Nearest railway station Simariatal 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Dabra 15 km
District headquarters Gwalior 41 km

Villages closest to Jawal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jawal village had a population of 172. That makes it the 141st largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,214 residents.

Jawal village has 90 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jawal has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Jawal is 475110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jawal covers 230.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jawal falls under Dabra tehsil of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jawal is Simariatal, about 14 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 10+ km distance for Jawal.

Jawal is about 41 km from Gwalior in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jawal is in Dabra tehsil of Gwalior district. Simariatal is about 14 km away. Dabra is about 15 km away. Gwalior is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kosha (under 2 km), Sarwa (under 2 km) and Deora (1.7 km).

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

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