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About Nagjhri Village

Nagjhri is a mid sized village in Maheshwar tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,802, made up of 967 males and 835 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 857.18 hectares hectares.

Nagjhri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagjhri village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Maheshwar
Area (hectares) 857.18 hectares
Population 1,802
Male Population 967
Female Population 835
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nagjhri compares

By the 2011 count Nagjhri is the 33rd largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents. Its 857.18 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 981.

Getting to Nagjhri

Nagjhri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nagjhri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Nagjhri from other places

Nagjhri lies about 55 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Mukhtiara Balwada, about 20 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 Nagjhri
Nearest railway station Mukhtiara Balwada 20 km
Nearest town Barwāh 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Maheshwar 26 km
District headquarters Khargone 55 km

Villages closest to Nagjhri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagjhri village had a population of 1,802. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents.

Nagjhri village has 967 males and 835 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagjhri has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Nagjhri covers 857.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nagjhri falls under Maheshwar tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nagjhri is Mukhtiara Balwada, about 20 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nagjhri.

Nagjhri is about 55 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagjhri is in Maheshwar tehsil of Khargone district. Mukhtiara Balwada is about 20 km away. Barwāh is about 23 km away. Maheshwar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karahi (1.6 km), Padlya Khurd (2.1 km) and Akhipura (2.2 km).

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

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