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About Jhamra Village

Jhamra is a small village in Begamganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 119, made up of 62 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 346.8 hectares hectares.

Jhamra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhamra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Begamganj
Area (hectares) 346.8 hectares
Population 119
Male Population 62
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhamra compares

By the 2011 count Jhamra is the 181st largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 346.8 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Jhamra

Jhamra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhamra as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Jhamra from other places

Jhamra lies about 96 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Ratona, 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 Jhamra
Nearest railway station Ratona 24 km
Nearest town Saugor 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Begamganj 33 km
District headquarters Raisen 96 km

Villages closest to Jhamra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhamra village had a population of 119. That makes it the 181st largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Jhamra village has 62 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhamra has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 884.

Jhamra covers 346.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhamra falls under Begamganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhamra is Ratona, 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 village for Jhamra.

Jhamra is about 96 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhamra is in Begamganj tehsil of Raisen district. Ratona is about 24 km away. Saugor is about 26 km away. Begamganj is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gorakhpur (6.9 km), Sunwaha (8.8 km) and Nayagaon (9.4 km).

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

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