About Jait Village

Jait 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 155 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6.67 hectares hectares.

Jait Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jait village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Raisen
Tehsil	Goharganj
Area (hectares)	6.67 hectares
Population	308
Male Population	155
Female Population	153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
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 Jait compares

By the 2011 count Jait 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 6.67 hectares work out to about 46 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Jait

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

Jait lies about 54 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Hoshangabad, 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 Jait
Nearest town	Narmadapuram	24 km
Nearest railway station	Hoshangabad	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Goharganj	31 km
District headquarters	Raisen	54 km

Villages closest to Jait

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.

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Common questions about Jait

As per the Census of India 2011, Jait 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.

Jait village has 155 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jait has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 911.

Jait covers 6.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 46 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Jait is Hoshangabad, 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 10+ km distance for Jait.

Jait is about 54 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jait is in Goharganj tehsil of Raisen district. Narmadapuram is about 24 km away. Hoshangabad is about 24 km away. Goharganj is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.