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About Jharai Village

Jharai is a small village in Banda tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 426, made up of 213 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.91 hectares hectares.

Jharai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Banda
Area (hectares) 107.91 hectares
Population 426
Male Population 213
Female Population 213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jharai compares

By the 2011 count Jharai is the 121st largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents. Its 107.91 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Jharai

Jharai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jharai as Available within <5 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 Jharai from other places

Jharai lies about 42 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Isarwara, about 38 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 Jharai
Tehsil headquarters Banda 29 km
Nearest railway station Isarwara 38 km
District headquarters Sagar 42 km

Villages closest to Jharai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharai village had a population of 426. That makes it the 121st largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents.

Jharai village has 213 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharai has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 893.

Jharai covers 107.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jharai falls under Banda tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jharai is Isarwara, about 38 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jharai.

Jharai is about 42 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jharai is in Banda tehsil of Sagar district. Banda is about 29 km away. Isarwara is about 38 km away. Sagar is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salampura (1.6 km), Dhamoni (2.5 km) and Lachhipura (4.1 km).

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

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