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About Jhaklai Village

Jhaklai is a mid sized village in Seoni Malwa tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,965, made up of 1,059 males and 906 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1216.32 hectares hectares.

Jhaklai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhaklai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Seoni Malwa
Area (hectares) 1216.32 hectares
Population 1,965
Male Population 1,059
Female Population 906
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 856
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jhaklai compares

By the 2011 count Jhaklai is the 14th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 1216.32 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 915.

Getting to Jhaklai

Jhaklai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhaklai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhaklai from other places

Jhaklai lies about 43 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Bhaironpur, about 5.4 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 Jhaklai
Nearest railway station Bhaironpur 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Seoni Malwa 6.9 km
Nearest town Seoni Mālwa 6.9 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 43 km

Villages closest to Jhaklai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Seoni Malwa 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 Jhaklai

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhaklai village had a population of 1,965. That makes it the 14th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Jhaklai village has 1,059 males and 906 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhaklai has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Jhaklai covers 1216.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhaklai falls under Seoni Malwa tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhaklai is Bhaironpur, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhaklai.

Jhaklai is about 43 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhaklai is in Seoni Malwa tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Bhaironpur is about 5.4 km away. Seoni Malwa is about 6.9 km away. Seoni Mālwa is about 6.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kusum Kui (2.8 km), Nipaniya (2.9 km) and Rupadeh (3.4 km).

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

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