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About Jajagarh Village

Jajagarh is a mid sized village in Barhi tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 747, made up of 368 males and 379 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 643.14 hectares hectares.

Jajagarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jajagarh village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Barhi
Area (hectares) 643.14 hectares
Population 747
Male Population 368
Female Population 379
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
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 Jajagarh compares

By the 2011 count Jajagarh is the 40th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,791 residents. Its 643.14 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Jajagarh

Jajagarh is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jajagarh 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 Jajagarh from other places

Jajagarh lies about 49 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Khanna Banjari, about 6.6 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 Jajagarh
Nearest railway station Khanna Banjari 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhi 7.6 km
Nearest town Umaria 38 km
District headquarters Katni 49 km

Villages closest to Jajagarh

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 Jajagarh

As per the Census of India 2011, Jajagarh village had a population of 747. That makes it the 40th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,791 residents.

Jajagarh village has 368 males and 379 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jajagarh has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Jajagarh covers 643.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Jajagarh is Khanna Banjari, about 6.6 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 Jajagarh.

Jajagarh is about 49 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jajagarh is in Barhi tehsil of Katni district. Khanna Banjari is about 6.6 km away. Barhi is about 7.6 km away. Umaria is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Machhmachha (4.8 km), Kanor (4.9 km) and Karaundi Khurd (7.1 km).

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

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