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About Jharela Village

Jharela is a mid sized village in Badwara tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,755, made up of 886 males and 869 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 763.1 hectares hectares.

Jharela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharela village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Badwara
Area (hectares) 763.1 hectares
Population 1,755
Male Population 886
Female Population 869
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jharela compares

By the 2011 count Jharela is the 16th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 993 residents. Its 763.1 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Jharela

The census records public bus service for Jharela as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Jharela from other places

Jharela lies about 32 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Vilayatkalan Road, about 3.7 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 Jharela
Nearest railway station Vilayatkalan Road 3.7 km
Nearest town Umaria 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Badwara 32 km
District headquarters Katni 32 km

Villages closest to Jharela

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 Jharela

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharela village had a population of 1,755. That makes it the 16th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 993 residents.

Jharela village has 886 males and 869 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharela has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Jharela covers 763.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jharela is Vilayatkalan Road, about 3.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jharela.

Jharela is about 32 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jharela is in Badwara tehsil of Katni district. Vilayatkalan Road is about 3.7 km away. Umaria is about 25 km away. Badwara is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pathwari (1.9 km), Sunari (2.4 km) and Bhanpura (2.5 km).

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

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