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About Jhanjhar Village

Jhanjhar is a mid sized village in Pawai tehsil, in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,154, made up of 604 males and 550 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 406.03 hectares hectares.

Jhanjhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhanjhar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Panna
Tehsil Pawai
Area (hectares) 406.03 hectares
Population 1,154
Male Population 604
Female Population 550
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
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 Jhanjhar compares

By the 2011 count Jhanjhar is the 44th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 406.03 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Jhanjhar

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

Jhanjhar lies about 57 km from Panna, and the nearest railway station is Pakaria Road, about 29 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 Jhanjhar
Tehsil headquarters Pawai 14 km
Nearest railway station Pakaria Road 29 km
Nearest town Murwāra 44 km
District headquarters Panna 57 km

Villages closest to Jhanjhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhanjhar village had a population of 1,154. That makes it the 44th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Jhanjhar village has 604 males and 550 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhanjhar has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Jhanjhar covers 406.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhanjhar falls under Pawai tehsil of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhanjhar is Pakaria Road, about 29 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 Jhanjhar.

Jhanjhar is about 57 km from Panna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhanjhar is in Pawai tehsil of Panna district. Pawai is about 14 km away. Pakaria Road is about 29 km away. Murwāra is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naradpur (3.0 km), Konda (4.4 km) and Magarpura (4.7 km).

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

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