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About Jharkheda Village

Jharkheda is one of the larger villages in Shyampur tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,384, made up of 3,022 males and 2,362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 782 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1485.63 hectares hectares.

Jharkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharkheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Shyampur
Area (hectares) 1485.63 hectares
Population 5,384
Male Population 3,022
Female Population 2,362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 782
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jharkheda compares

By the 2011 count Jharkheda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents. Its 1485.63 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Jharkheda

Jharkheda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jharkheda 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 Jharkheda from other places

Jharkheda lies about 48 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Shujalpur, 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 Jharkheda
Tehsil headquarters Shyampur 7.5 km
Nearest town Shujālpur 13 km
Nearest railway station Shujalpur 16 km
District headquarters Sehore 48 km

Villages closest to Jharkheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharkheda village had a population of 5,384. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents.

Jharkheda village has 3,022 males and 2,362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharkheda has about 782 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 906.

Jharkheda covers 1485.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jharkheda falls under Shyampur tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jharkheda is Shujalpur, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jharkheda.

Jharkheda is about 48 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jharkheda is in Shyampur tehsil of Sehore district. Shyampur is about 7.5 km away. Shujālpur is about 13 km away. Shujalpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bankheda (under 2 km), Barkheda Deva (under 2 km) and Barkheda Hasan (under 2 km).

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

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