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About Jirawat Village

Jirawat is a mid sized village in Barwaha tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,036, made up of 532 males and 504 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 518.77 hectares hectares.

Jirawat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jirawat village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Barwaha
Area (hectares) 518.77 hectares
Population 1,036
Male Population 532
Female Population 504
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
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 Jirawat compares

By the 2011 count Jirawat is the 98th largest of the 246 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 518.77 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Jirawat

Jirawat is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jirawat 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 Jirawat from other places

Jirawat lies about 59 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Kalakund, about 19 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 Jirawat
Nearest railway station Kalakund 19 km
Nearest town Mhow 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Barwaha 29 km
District headquarters Khargone 59 km

Villages closest to Jirawat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jirawat village had a population of 1,036. That makes it the 98th largest of the 246 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Jirawat village has 532 males and 504 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jirawat has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Jirawat covers 518.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jirawat falls under Barwaha tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jirawat is Kalakund, about 19 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 Jirawat.

Jirawat is about 59 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jirawat is in Barwaha tehsil of Khargone district. Kalakund is about 19 km away. Mhow is about 25 km away. Barwaha is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Padli Bujurg (4.0 km), Padli Khurd (5.1 km) and Madhupura (5.8 km).

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

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