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About Jafra Bad Village

Jafra Bad is a mid sized village in Mhow tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,068, made up of 539 males and 529 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233.04 hectares hectares.

Jafra Bad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jafra Bad village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Mhow
Area (hectares) 233.04 hectares
Population 1,068
Male Population 539
Female Population 529
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jafra Bad compares

By the 2011 count Jafra Bad is the 58th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents. Its 233.04 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Jafra Bad

Jafra Bad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jafra Bad 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jafra Bad from other places

Jafra Bad lies about 37 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, about 20 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 Jafra Bad
Nearest town Pithampur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Mhow 20 km
Nearest railway station Dr. Ambedkar Nagar 20 km
District headquarters Indore 37 km

Villages closest to Jafra Bad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mhow 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 Jafra Bad

As per the Census of India 2011, Jafra Bad village had a population of 1,068. That makes it the 58th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents.

Jafra Bad village has 539 males and 529 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jafra Bad has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Jafra Bad covers 233.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jafra Bad falls under Mhow tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jafra Bad is Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, about 20 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jafra Bad.

Jafra Bad is about 37 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jafra Bad is in Mhow tehsil of Indore district. Pithampur is about 18 km away. Mhow is about 20 km away. Dr. Ambedkar Nagar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhoj Karadiya (under 2 km), Malipura (under 2 km) and Kodiya (2.1 km).

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

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