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About Jarwahi Village

Jarwahi is a large village in Murwara tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,109, made up of 1,559 males and 1,550 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 807.92 hectares hectares.

Jarwahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarwahi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Murwara
Area (hectares) 807.92 hectares
Population 3,109
Male Population 1,559
Female Population 1,550
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jarwahi compares

By the 2011 count Jarwahi is the 7th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents. Its 807.92 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Jarwahi

Jarwahi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jarwahi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jarwahi from other places

Jarwahi lies about 12 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Niwar, about 2.9 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 Jarwahi
Nearest railway station Niwar 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Murwara 12 km
District headquarters Katni 12 km
Nearest town Murwāra 12 km

Villages closest to Jarwahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarwahi village had a population of 3,109. That makes it the 7th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents.

Jarwahi village has 1,559 males and 1,550 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarwahi has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Jarwahi covers 807.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jarwahi falls under Murwara tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jarwahi is Niwar, about 2.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jarwahi.

Jarwahi is about 12 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarwahi is in Murwara tehsil of Katni district. Niwar is about 2.9 km away. Murwara is about 12 km away. Katni is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Takhala (2.4 km), Gaitara (3.0 km) and Paduwa (3.1 km).

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

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