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About Jhanda Village

Jhanda is a small village in Raghurajnagar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 237, made up of 119 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 701.13 hectares hectares.

Jhanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhanda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Raghurajnagar
Area (hectares) 701.13 hectares
Population 237
Male Population 119
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhanda compares

By the 2011 count Jhanda is the 175th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 884 residents. Its 701.13 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Jhanda

Jhanda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhanda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Jhanda from other places

Jhanda lies about 28 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Chitahra, about 16 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 Jhanda
Nearest railway station Chitahra 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Raghurajnagar 28 km
District headquarters Satna 28 km

Villages closest to Jhanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhanda village had a population of 237. That makes it the 175th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 884 residents.

Jhanda village has 119 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhanda has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Jhanda covers 701.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhanda falls under Raghurajnagar tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhanda is Chitahra, about 16 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhanda.

Jhanda is about 28 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhanda is in Raghurajnagar tehsil of Satna district. Chitahra is about 16 km away. Raghurajnagar is about 28 km away. Satna is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampura (4.6 km), Didaundh (6.0 km) and Bairgala (6.4 km).

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

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