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About Jakhiya Village

Jakhiya is a mid sized village in Sawer tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 732, made up of 377 males and 355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 414.28 hectares hectares.

Jakhiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakhiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Sawer
Area (hectares) 414.28 hectares
Population 732
Male Population 377
Female Population 355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jakhiya compares

By the 2011 count Jakhiya is the 92nd largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,378 residents. Its 414.28 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Jakhiya

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

How far is Jakhiya from other places

Jakhiya lies about 10 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Mangliyagaon, 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 Jakhiya
Nearest railway station Mangliyagaon 5.4 km
Nearest town Bāngarda Chhota 8.6 km
District headquarters Indore 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Sawer 19 km

Villages closest to Jakhiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakhiya village had a population of 732. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,378 residents.

Jakhiya village has 377 males and 355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakhiya has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Jakhiya covers 414.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jakhiya falls under Sawer tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jakhiya is Mangliyagaon, about 5.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jakhiya.

Jakhiya is about 10 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakhiya is in Sawer tehsil of Indore district. Mangliyagaon is about 5.4 km away. Bāngarda Chhota is about 8.6 km away. Indore is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhangya (1.7 km), Bhawrasla (2.4 km) and Kumerdi (2.7 km).

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

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