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About Jharnya Village

Jharnya is a small village in Khilchipur tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 136, made up of 65 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,092 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.76 hectares hectares.

Jharnya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharnya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Khilchipur
Area (hectares) 113.76 hectares
Population 136
Male Population 65
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,092
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 Jharnya compares

By the 2011 count Jharnya is the 251st largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 531 residents. Its 113.76 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 973.

Getting to Jharnya

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

Jharnya lies about 19 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Pench, about 31 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 Jharnya
Tehsil headquarters Khilchipur 15 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 19 km
Nearest town Rājgarh 19 km
Nearest railway station Pench 31 km

Villages closest to Jharnya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharnya village had a population of 136. That makes it the 251st largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 531 residents.

Jharnya village has 65 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharnya has about 1092 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Jharnya covers 113.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jharnya falls under Khilchipur tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jharnya is Pench, about 31 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 Jharnya.

Jharnya is about 19 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jharnya is in Khilchipur tehsil of Rajgarh district. Khilchipur is about 15 km away. Rajgarh is about 19 km away. Rājgarh is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakhoni (under 2 km), Kushalpura (under 2 km) and Jhandapatti (under 2 km).

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

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