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About Negai Village

Negai is a small village in Sihora tehsil, in the district of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 172, made up of 81 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,123 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.78 hectares hectares.

Negai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Negai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Jabalpur
Tehsil Sihora
Area (hectares) 74.78 hectares
Population 172
Male Population 81
Female Population 91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,123
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Negai compares

By the 2011 count Negai is the 125th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 931 residents. Its 74.78 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Negai

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

How far is Negai from other places

Negai lies about 31 km from Jabalpur, and the nearest railway station is Gosalpur, about 4.9 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 Negai
Nearest railway station Gosalpur 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Sihora 8.3 km
Nearest town Sihorā 8.3 km
District headquarters Jabalpur 31 km

Villages closest to Negai

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 Negai

As per the Census of India 2011, Negai village had a population of 172. That makes it the 125th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 931 residents.

Negai village has 81 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Negai has about 1123 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Negai covers 74.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Negai is Gosalpur, about 4.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Negai.

Negai is about 31 km from Jabalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Negai is in Sihora tehsil of Jabalpur district. Gosalpur is about 4.9 km away. Sihora is about 8.3 km away. Sihorā is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pondi Khurd (under 2 km), Ghughari (under 2 km) and Muskura (under 2 km).

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

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