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About Johar Village

Johar is a small village in Silwani tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 368, made up of 197 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 488.23 hectares hectares.

Johar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Johar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Silwani
Area (hectares) 488.23 hectares
Population 368
Male Population 197
Female Population 171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Johar compares

By the 2011 count Johar is the 129th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 576 residents. Its 488.23 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 920.

Getting to Johar

Johar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Johar 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Johar from other places

Johar lies about 98 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Gadarwara, about 41 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 Johar
Tehsil headquarters Silwani 31 km
Nearest town Deori Khās 31 km
Nearest railway station Gadarwara 41 km
District headquarters Raisen 98 km

Villages closest to Johar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Johar village had a population of 368. That makes it the 129th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 576 residents.

Johar village has 197 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Johar has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Johar covers 488.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Johar falls under Silwani tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Johar is Gadarwara, about 41 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Johar.

Johar is about 98 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Johar is in Silwani tehsil of Raisen district. Silwani is about 31 km away. Deori Khās is about 31 km away. Gadarwara is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sala Barru (1.6 km), Nibhora (2.0 km) and Jamanjhiri (2.7 km).

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

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