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About Jhamar Village

Jhamar is a mid sized village in Gairatganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 522, made up of 293 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 782 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1138.05 hectares hectares.

Jhamar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhamar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Gairatganj
Area (hectares) 1138.05 hectares
Population 522
Male Population 293
Female Population 229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 782
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 Jhamar compares

By the 2011 count Jhamar is the 77th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 655 residents. Its 1138.05 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 892.

Getting to Jhamar

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

Jhamar lies about 39 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Sorai, about 42 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 Jhamar
Tehsil headquarters Gairatganj 12 km
Nearest town Bareli 35 km
District headquarters Raisen 39 km
Nearest railway station Sorai 42 km

Villages closest to Jhamar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhamar village had a population of 522. That makes it the 77th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 655 residents.

Jhamar village has 293 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhamar has about 782 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

Jhamar covers 1138.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhamar falls under Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhamar is Sorai, about 42 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 Jhamar.

Jhamar is about 39 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhamar is in Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district. Gairatganj is about 12 km away. Bareli is about 35 km away. Raisen is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Untkata (2.6 km), Rasidpur (2.6 km) and Samnapur Khurd (3.0 km).

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

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