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About Jahanpur Village

Jahanpur is a mid sized village in Budni tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 663, made up of 350 males and 313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 620 hectares hectares.

Jahanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jahanpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Budni
Area (hectares) 620 hectares
Population 663
Male Population 350
Female Population 313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jahanpur compares

By the 2011 count Jahanpur is the 37th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 916 residents. Its 620 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 885.

Getting to Jahanpur

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

How far is Jahanpur from other places

Jahanpur lies about 83 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Hoshangabad, about 9.2 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 Jahanpur
Nearest town Narmadapuram 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Hoshangabad 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Budni 10 km
District headquarters Sehore 83 km

Villages closest to Jahanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jahanpur village had a population of 663. That makes it the 37th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 916 residents.

Jahanpur village has 350 males and 313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jahanpur has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 885.

Jahanpur covers 620 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jahanpur falls under Budni tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jahanpur is Hoshangabad, about 9.2 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 village for Jahanpur.

Jahanpur is about 83 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jahanpur is in Budni tehsil of Sehore district. Narmadapuram is about 9.1 km away. Hoshangabad is about 9.2 km away. Budni is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hirani (1.8 km), Chandla Kalan (2.0 km) and Ramnagar (2.6 km).

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

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