About Jalkuwa Village

Jalkuwa is a mid sized village in Punasa tehsil, in the district of Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,246, made up of 662 males and 584 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 584 hectares hectares.

Jalkuwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalkuwa village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Khandwa
Tehsil	Punasa
Area (hectares)	584 hectares
Population	1,246
Male Population	662
Female Population	584
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	882
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalkuwa compares

By the 2011 count Jalkuwa is the 63rd largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents. Its 584 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Jalkuwa

Jalkuwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jalkuwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Jalkuwa from other places

Jalkuwa lies about 39 km from Khandwa, and the nearest railway station is Bir, about 7.9 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 Jalkuwa
Nearest railway station	Bir	7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Punasa	20 km
Nearest town	Punāsa	20 km
District headquarters	Khandwa	39 km

Villages closest to Jalkuwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalkuwa village had a population of 1,246. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents.

Jalkuwa village has 662 males and 584 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalkuwa has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Jalkuwa covers 584 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jalkuwa falls under Punasa tehsil of Khandwa district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jalkuwa is Bir, about 7.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jalkuwa.

Jalkuwa is about 39 km from Khandwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalkuwa is in Punasa tehsil of Khandwa district. Bir is about 7.9 km away. Punasa is about 20 km away. Punāsa is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.