About Joba Village

Joba is a mid sized village in Murwara tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 570, made up of 299 males and 271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.4 hectares hectares.

Joba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Joba village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Katni
Tehsil	Murwara
Area (hectares)	132.4 hectares
Population	570
Male Population	299
Female Population	271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	906
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Joba compares

By the 2011 count Joba is the 83rd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents. Its 132.4 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Joba

Joba is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Joba as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Joba from other places

Joba lies about 17 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Jukehi, about 5.6 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 Joba
Nearest railway station	Jukehi	5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Murwara	17 km
District headquarters	Katni	17 km
Nearest town	Murwāra	17 km

Villages closest to Joba

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.

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Common questions about Joba

As per the Census of India 2011, Joba village had a population of 570. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents.

Joba village has 299 males and 271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Joba has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Joba covers 132.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Joba is Jukehi, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Joba is about 17 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Joba is in Murwara tehsil of Katni district. Jukehi is about 5.6 km away. Murwara is about 17 km away. Katni is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.