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About Jaguwa Village

Jaguwa is a large village in Barhi tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,836, made up of 1,432 males and 1,404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1278.74 hectares hectares.

Jaguwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaguwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Barhi
Area (hectares) 1278.74 hectares
Population 2,836
Male Population 1,432
Female Population 1,404
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaguwa compares

By the 2011 count Jaguwa is the 12th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,791 residents. Its 1278.74 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Jaguwa

Jaguwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jaguwa as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jaguwa from other places

Jaguwa lies about 48 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Khanna Banjari, about 17 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 Jaguwa
Nearest railway station Khanna Banjari 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhi 18 km
Nearest town Umaria 25 km
District headquarters Katni 48 km

Villages closest to Jaguwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaguwa village had a population of 2,836. That makes it the 12th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,791 residents.

Jaguwa village has 1,432 males and 1,404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaguwa has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

Jaguwa covers 1278.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jaguwa falls under Barhi tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jaguwa is Khanna Banjari, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jaguwa.

Jaguwa is about 48 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaguwa is in Barhi tehsil of Katni district. Khanna Banjari is about 17 km away. Barhi is about 18 km away. Umaria is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harrwah (2.8 km), Karela (2.8 km) and Barmani (5.4 km).

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

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