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About Jijwada Village

Jijwada is a small village in Sohagpur tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 269, made up of 141 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209.8 hectares hectares.

Jijwada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jijwada village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Sohagpur
Area (hectares) 209.8 hectares
Population 269
Male Population 141
Female Population 128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jijwada compares

By the 2011 count Jijwada is the 138th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 783 residents. Its 209.8 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Jijwada

The census records public bus service for Jijwada as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jijwada from other places

Jijwada lies about 52 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Sohagpur, about 4.0 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 Jijwada
Nearest railway station Sohagpur 4.0 km
Nearest town Sohāgpur 4.2 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 52 km

Villages closest to Jijwada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jijwada village had a population of 269. That makes it the 138th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 783 residents.

Jijwada village has 141 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jijwada has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Jijwada covers 209.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jijwada falls under Sohagpur tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jijwada is Sohagpur, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jijwada.

Jijwada is about 52 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jijwada is in Sohagpur tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Sohagpur is about 4.0 km away. Sohāgpur is about 4.2 km away. Hoshangabad is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samna Pur (under 2 km), Bhajiya Dhana (1.7 km) and Turakhapa (1.8 km).

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

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