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About Jatwara Village

Jatwara is a mid sized village in Murwara tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 568, made up of 288 males and 280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.97 hectares hectares.

Jatwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jatwara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Murwara
Area (hectares) 162.97 hectares
Population 568
Male Population 288
Female Population 280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jatwara compares

By the 2011 count Jatwara is the 84th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents. Its 162.97 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 954.

Getting to Jatwara

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

Jatwara lies about 21 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Pakaria Road, about 9.7 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 Jatwara
Nearest railway station Pakaria Road 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Murwara 21 km
District headquarters Katni 21 km
Nearest town Murwāra 21 km

Villages closest to Jatwara

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 Jatwara

As per the Census of India 2011, Jatwara village had a population of 568. That makes it the 84th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents.

Jatwara village has 288 males and 280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jatwara has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Jatwara covers 162.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jatwara is Pakaria Road, about 9.7 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 <5 km distance for Jatwara.

Jatwara is about 21 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jatwara is in Murwara tehsil of Katni district. Pakaria Road is about 9.7 km away. Murwara is about 21 km away. Katni is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Joba (6.1 km), Tikariya (6.9 km) and Ghanghari Khurd (7.3 km).

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

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