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About Jhikni Village

Jhikni is a mid sized village in Malthon tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,263, made up of 674 males and 589 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 340.42 hectares hectares.

Jhikni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhikni village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Malthon
Area (hectares) 340.42 hectares
Population 1,263
Male Population 674
Female Population 589
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhikni compares

By the 2011 count Jhikni is the 25th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 866 residents. Its 340.42 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Jhikni

Jhikni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhikni as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jhikni from other places

Jhikni lies about 30 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Relwai Stesan, about 18 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 Jhikni
Nearest railway station Relwai Stesan 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Malthon 26 km
Nearest town Khurai 29 km
District headquarters Sagar 30 km

Villages closest to Jhikni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhikni village had a population of 1,263. That makes it the 25th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 866 residents.

Jhikni village has 674 males and 589 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhikni has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 895.

Jhikni covers 340.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhikni falls under Malthon tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhikni is Relwai Stesan, about 18 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jhikni.

Jhikni is about 30 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhikni is in Malthon tehsil of Sagar district. Relwai Stesan is about 18 km away. Malthon is about 26 km away. Khurai is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhujharpura (1.7 km), Nanoni (2.9 km) and Rajuwa (3.8 km).

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

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