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About Jaithar Village

Jaithar is a small village in Goharganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 308, made up of 151 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223 hectares hectares.

Jaithar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaithar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Goharganj
Area (hectares) 223 hectares
Population 308
Male Population 151
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jaithar compares

By the 2011 count Jaithar is the 157th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 223 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Jaithar

Jaithar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jaithar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jaithar from other places

Jaithar lies about 40 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Obaidullaganj, about 6.4 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 Jaithar
Tehsil headquarters Goharganj 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Obaidullaganj 6.4 km
Nearest town Ubaidullāhganj 6.5 km
District headquarters Raisen 40 km

Villages closest to Jaithar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaithar village had a population of 308. That makes it the 157th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Jaithar village has 151 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaithar has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 911.

Jaithar covers 223 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.

Jaithar falls under Goharganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jaithar is Obaidullaganj, about 6.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jaithar.

Jaithar is about 40 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaithar is in Goharganj tehsil of Raisen district. Goharganj is about 4.3 km away. Obaidullaganj is about 6.4 km away. Ubaidullāhganj is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tamot (under 2 km), Sarra (1.8 km) and Bhounrasa (2.3 km).

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

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