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About Jharda Village

Jharda is a large village in Malhargarh tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,266, made up of 1,652 males and 1,614 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1577 hectares hectares.

Jharda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Malhargarh
Area (hectares) 1577 hectares
Population 3,266
Male Population 1,652
Female Population 1,614
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jharda compares

By the 2011 count Jharda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,006 residents. Its 1577 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Jharda

Jharda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jharda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jharda from other places

Jharda lies about 30 km from Mandsaur. 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 Jharda
Tehsil headquarters Malhargarh 14 km
Nearest town Manāsa 16 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 30 km

Villages closest to Jharda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharda village had a population of 3,266. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,006 residents.

Jharda village has 1,652 males and 1,614 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharda has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

Jharda covers 1577 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jharda falls under Malhargarh tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Jharda notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jharda.

Jharda is about 30 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jharda is in Malhargarh tehsil of Mandsaur district. Malhargarh is about 14 km away. Manāsa is about 16 km away. Mandsaur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anuppura (2.5 km), Harmala (2.5 km) and Kitukhedi (2.9 km).

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

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