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About Jhari Village

Jhari is a mid sized village in Majhgawan tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,727, made up of 907 males and 820 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3568.9 hectares hectares.

Jhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhari village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Majhgawan
Area (hectares) 3568.9 hectares
Population 1,727
Male Population 907
Female Population 820
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhari compares

By the 2011 count Jhari is the 17th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 3568.9 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Jhari

Jhari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhari as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Jhari from other places

Jhari lies about 47 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Majhagawan, about 12 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 Jhari
Tehsil headquarters Majhgawan 11 km
Nearest railway station Majhagawan 12 km
Nearest town Chitrakoot Dham 31 km
District headquarters Satna 47 km

Villages closest to Jhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhari village had a population of 1,727. That makes it the 17th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Jhari village has 907 males and 820 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhari has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Jhari covers 3568.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhari falls under Majhgawan tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhari is Majhagawan, about 12 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 village for Jhari.

Jhari is about 47 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhari is in Majhgawan tehsil of Satna district. Majhgawan is about 11 km away. Majhagawan is about 12 km away. Chitrakoot Dham is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hardijagir (under 2 km), Hardi (under 2 km) and Hardikothar (under 2 km).

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

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