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About Jam Khurd Village

Jam Khurd is a mid sized village in Mhow tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 505, made up of 260 males and 245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 657.34 hectares hectares.

Jam Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jam Khurd village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Mhow
Area (hectares) 657.34 hectares
Population 505
Male Population 260
Female Population 245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Jam Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Jam Khurd is the 116th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents. Its 657.34 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 946.

Getting to Jam Khurd

Jam Khurd is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jam Khurd as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jam Khurd from other places

Jam Khurd lies about 46 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Kalakund, 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 Jam Khurd
Nearest railway station Kalakund 20 km
Nearest town Barwāh 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Mhow 28 km
District headquarters Indore 46 km

Villages closest to Jam Khurd

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 Jam Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Jam Khurd village had a population of 505. That makes it the 116th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents.

Jam Khurd village has 260 males and 245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jam Khurd has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Jam Khurd covers 657.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jam Khurd falls under Mhow tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jam Khurd is Kalakund, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jam Khurd.

Jam Khurd is about 46 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jam Khurd is in Mhow tehsil of Indore district. Kalakund is about 20 km away. Barwāh is about 26 km away. Mhow is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ahilyapur (7.1 km), Ghoda Khur (8.7 km) and Nachanbor (10.0 km).

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

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