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About Jhanjhnagar Village

Jhanjhnagar is a small village in Narayanganj tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 441, made up of 236 males and 205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 311.44 hectares hectares.

Jhanjhnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhanjhnagar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Narayanganj
Area (hectares) 311.44 hectares
Population 441
Male Population 236
Female Population 205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
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 Jhanjhnagar compares

By the 2011 count Jhanjhnagar is the 99th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 585 residents. Its 311.44 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Jhanjhnagar

Jhanjhnagar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jhanjhnagar 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 Jhanjhnagar from other places

Jhanjhnagar lies about 31 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Ghunsore, about 24 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 Jhanjhnagar
Tehsil headquarters Narayanganj 11 km
Nearest railway station Ghunsore 24 km
District headquarters Mandla 31 km
Nearest town Mandlā 31 km

Villages closest to Jhanjhnagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhanjhnagar village had a population of 441. That makes it the 99th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 585 residents.

Jhanjhnagar village has 236 males and 205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhanjhnagar has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Jhanjhnagar covers 311.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhanjhnagar falls under Narayanganj tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhanjhnagar is Ghunsore, about 24 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 Jhanjhnagar.

Jhanjhnagar is about 31 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhanjhnagar is in Narayanganj tehsil of Mandla district. Narayanganj is about 11 km away. Ghunsore is about 24 km away. Mandla is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khamhariya (under 2 km), Manegaon (1.6 km) and Singodha (2.0 km).

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

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