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About Jait Village

Jait is a mid sized village in Budni tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,223, made up of 625 males and 598 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 604.58 hectares hectares.

Jait Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jait village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Budni
Area (hectares) 604.58 hectares
Population 1,223
Male Population 625
Female Population 598
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jait compares

By the 2011 count Jait is the 16th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 916 residents. Its 604.58 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 885.

Getting to Jait

Jait is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jait as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jait from other places

Jait lies about 94 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Hoshangabad, about 24 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 Jait
Nearest town Narmadapuram 24 km
Nearest railway station Hoshangabad 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Budni 26 km
District headquarters Sehore 94 km

Villages closest to Jait

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 Jait

As per the Census of India 2011, Jait village had a population of 1,223. That makes it the 16th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 916 residents.

Jait village has 625 males and 598 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jait has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 885.

Jait covers 604.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jait is Hoshangabad, about 24 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jait.

Jait is about 94 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jait is in Budni tehsil of Sehore district. Narmadapuram is about 24 km away. Hoshangabad is about 24 km away. Budni is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hingnasir (under 2 km), Narayanpur (2.7 km) and Sardar Nagar (2.8 km).

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

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