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About Jawali Village

Jawali is a large village in Babai tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,628, made up of 1,369 males and 1,259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1026.09 hectares hectares.

Jawali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jawali village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Babai
Area (hectares) 1026.09 hectares
Population 2,628
Male Population 1,369
Female Population 1,259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
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 Jawali compares

By the 2011 count Jawali is the 6th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents. Its 1026.09 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Jawali

Jawali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jawali 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 Jawali from other places

Jawali lies about 18 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Gurra, about 6.8 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 Jawali
Tehsil headquarters Babai 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Gurra 6.8 km
Nearest town Itārsi 16 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 18 km

Villages closest to Jawali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jawali village had a population of 2,628. That makes it the 6th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents.

Jawali village has 1,369 males and 1,259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jawali has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Jawali covers 1026.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jawali falls under Babai tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jawali is Gurra, about 6.8 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 Jawali.

Jawali is about 18 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jawali is in Babai tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Babai is about 4.6 km away. Gurra is about 6.8 km away. Itārsi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sukkarwada (2.0 km), Rajon (3.0 km) and Suwakhedi (3.3 km).

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

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