About Jowa Village

Jowa is a large village in Maihar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,695, made up of 1,381 males and 1,314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 395.79 hectares hectares.

Jowa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jowa village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Satna
Tehsil	Maihar
Area (hectares)	395.79 hectares
Population	2,695
Male Population	1,381
Female Population	1,314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jowa compares

By the 2011 count Jowa is the 23rd largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents. Its 395.79 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Jowa

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

Jowa lies about 48 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Maihar, about 20 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 Jowa
Nearest railway station	Maihar	20 km
District headquarters	Satna	48 km

Villages closest to Jowa

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

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Common questions about Jowa

As per the Census of India 2011, Jowa village had a population of 2,695. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents.

Jowa village has 1,381 males and 1,314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jowa has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Jowa covers 395.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jowa falls under Maihar tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jowa is Maihar, about 20 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 10+ km distance for Jowa.

Jowa is about 48 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jowa is in Maihar tehsil of Satna district. Maihar is about 20 km away. Satna is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.