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About Jhanjhar Village

Jhanjhar is a mid sized village in Rampur Baghelan tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 837, made up of 427 males and 410 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221.24 hectares hectares.

Jhanjhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhanjhar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Rampur Baghelan
Area (hectares) 221.24 hectares
Population 837
Male Population 427
Female Population 410
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jhanjhar compares

By the 2011 count Jhanjhar is the 68th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents. Its 221.24 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Jhanjhar

Jhanjhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhanjhar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhanjhar from other places

Jhanjhar lies about 21 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Baghai Road, about 4.5 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 Jhanjhar
Nearest railway station Baghai Road 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Rampur Baghelan 9.8 km
District headquarters Satna 21 km

Villages closest to Jhanjhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampur Baghelan 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 Jhanjhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhanjhar village had a population of 837. That makes it the 68th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents.

Jhanjhar village has 427 males and 410 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhanjhar has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Jhanjhar covers 221.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhanjhar falls under Rampur Baghelan tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhanjhar is Baghai Road, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jhanjhar.

Jhanjhar is about 21 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhanjhar is in Rampur Baghelan tehsil of Satna district. Baghai Road is about 4.5 km away. Rampur Baghelan is about 9.8 km away. Satna is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Medhi (under 2 km), Karmau (1.7 km) and Sijahata (2.1 km).

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

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