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About Jhanpi Village

Jhanpi is a mid sized village in Badwara tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 570, made up of 296 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.07 hectares hectares.

Jhanpi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhanpi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Badwara
Area (hectares) 227.07 hectares
Population 570
Male Population 296
Female Population 274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jhanpi compares

By the 2011 count Jhanpi is the 64th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 993 residents. Its 227.07 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Jhanpi

Jhanpi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhanpi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jhanpi from other places

Jhanpi lies about 28 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Vilayatkalan Road, about 3.6 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 Jhanpi
Nearest railway station Vilayatkalan Road 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Badwara 28 km
District headquarters Katni 28 km
Nearest town Murwāra 28 km

Villages closest to Jhanpi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhanpi village had a population of 570. That makes it the 64th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 993 residents.

Jhanpi village has 296 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhanpi has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Jhanpi covers 227.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhanpi falls under Badwara tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhanpi is Vilayatkalan Road, about 3.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhanpi.

Jhanpi is about 28 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhanpi is in Badwara tehsil of Katni district. Vilayatkalan Road is about 3.6 km away. Badwara is about 28 km away. Katni 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 Kachhari (2.5 km), Bhanpura (2.5 km) and Sunari (2.5 km).

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

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