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About Jahar Mau Village

Jahar Mau is a mid sized village in Nainpur tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,856, made up of 924 males and 932 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 365.79 hectares hectares.

Jahar Mau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jahar Mau village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Nainpur
Area (hectares) 365.79 hectares
Population 1,856
Male Population 924
Female Population 932
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jahar Mau compares

By the 2011 count Jahar Mau is the 8th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 834 residents. Its 365.79 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Jahar Mau

Jahar Mau is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jahar Mau as Available within 10+ 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 Jahar Mau from other places

Jahar Mau lies about 16 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Bamhani Banjar, about 3.1 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 Jahar Mau
Nearest railway station Bamhani Banjar 3.1 km
District headquarters Mandla 16 km
Nearest town Mandlā 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Nainpur 25 km

Villages closest to Jahar Mau

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nainpur 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 Jahar Mau

As per the Census of India 2011, Jahar Mau village had a population of 1,856. That makes it the 8th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 834 residents.

Jahar Mau village has 924 males and 932 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jahar Mau has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1021.

Jahar Mau covers 365.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jahar Mau falls under Nainpur tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jahar Mau is Bamhani Banjar, about 3.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jahar Mau.

Jahar Mau is about 16 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jahar Mau is in Nainpur tehsil of Mandla district. Bamhani Banjar is about 3.1 km away. Mandla is about 16 km away. Mandlā is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipartola Mal (under 2 km), Pipartola Ryt (under 2 km) and Bhogadwar (2.0 km).

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

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