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About Jhamra Village

Jhamra is a small village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 253, made up of 144 males and 109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 757 females per 1000 males. The village covers 375.39 hectares hectares.

Jhamra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhamra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Sagar
Area (hectares) 375.39 hectares
Population 253
Male Population 144
Female Population 109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 757
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhamra compares

By the 2011 count Jhamra is the 308th largest of the 342 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 375.39 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 884.

Getting to Jhamra

Jhamra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jhamra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jhamra from other places

Jhamra lies about 25 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Ratona, about 24 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 Jhamra
Nearest railway station Ratona 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 25 km
Nearest town Saugor 25 km

Villages closest to Jhamra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhamra village had a population of 253. That makes it the 308th largest of the 342 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Jhamra village has 144 males and 109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhamra has about 757 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 884.

Jhamra covers 375.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhamra falls under Sagar tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhamra is Ratona, about 24 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 <5 km distance for Jhamra.

Jhamra is about 25 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhamra is in Sagar tehsil of Sagar district. Ratona is about 24 km away. Sagar is about 25 km away. Saugor is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bakswaha (1.8 km), Katangi (2.2 km) and Surajpura (2.5 km).

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

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