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About Jhalsargonth Village

Jhalsargonth is a mid sized village in Babai tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 650, made up of 336 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274.14 hectares hectares.

Jhalsargonth Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhalsargonth village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Babai
Area (hectares) 274.14 hectares
Population 650
Male Population 336
Female Population 314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhalsargonth compares

By the 2011 count Jhalsargonth is the 65th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents. Its 274.14 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Jhalsargonth

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

Jhalsargonth lies about 36 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Guramkhedi, 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 Jhalsargonth
Nearest railway station Guramkhedi 13 km
Nearest town Sohāgpur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Babai 18 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 36 km

Villages closest to Jhalsargonth

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 Jhalsargonth

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhalsargonth village had a population of 650. That makes it the 65th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents.

Jhalsargonth village has 336 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhalsargonth has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Jhalsargonth covers 274.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jhalsargonth is Guramkhedi, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jhalsargonth.

Jhalsargonth is about 36 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhalsargonth is in Babai tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Guramkhedi is about 13 km away. Sohāgpur is about 17 km away. Babai is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Satwasa (2.4 km), Sanga Kheda Khurd (3.0 km) and Umarkhedi (3.1 km).

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

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