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About Jhanjha Village

Jhanjha is a mid sized village in Sihora tehsil, in the district of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 506, made up of 268 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.16 hectares hectares.

Jhanjha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhanjha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Jabalpur
Tehsil Sihora
Area (hectares) 83.16 hectares
Population 506
Male Population 268
Female Population 238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jhanjha compares

By the 2011 count Jhanjha is the 81st largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 931 residents. Its 83.16 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Jhanjha

Jhanjha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhanjha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jhanjha from other places

Jhanjha lies about 30 km from Jabalpur, and the nearest railway station is Gosalpur, about 3.9 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 Jhanjha
Nearest railway station Gosalpur 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Sihora 9.0 km
Nearest town Sihorā 9.0 km
District headquarters Jabalpur 30 km

Villages closest to Jhanjha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhanjha village had a population of 506. That makes it the 81st largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 931 residents.

Jhanjha village has 268 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhanjha has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Jhanjha covers 83.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhanjha falls under Sihora tehsil of Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhanjha is Gosalpur, about 3.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jhanjha.

Jhanjha is about 30 km from Jabalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhanjha is in Sihora tehsil of Jabalpur district. Gosalpur is about 3.9 km away. Sihora is about 9.0 km away. Sihorā is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuankheda (under 2 km), Jujhari (under 2 km) and Mangaon (1.9 km).

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

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