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About Jharni Village

Jharni is a mid sized village in Jirapur tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 573, made up of 294 males and 279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 326.13 hectares hectares.

Jharni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharni village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Jirapur
Area (hectares) 326.13 hectares
Population 573
Male Population 294
Female Population 279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jharni compares

By the 2011 count Jharni is the 96th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 326.13 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Jharni

Jharni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jharni as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Jharni from other places

Jharni lies about 47 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Jhalarapatan, about 40 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 Jharni
Tehsil headquarters Jirapur 20 km
Nearest railway station Jhalarapatan 40 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 47 km

Villages closest to Jharni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharni village had a population of 573. That makes it the 96th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Jharni village has 294 males and 279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharni has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Jharni covers 326.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jharni falls under Jirapur tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jharni is Jhalarapatan, about 40 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jharni.

Jharni is about 47 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jharni is in Jirapur tehsil of Rajgarh district. Jirapur is about 20 km away. Jhalarapatan is about 40 km away. Rajgarh is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jharanya (under 2 km), Devigarh (under 2 km) and Narayanpura (1.6 km).

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

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