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About Jhurki Village

Jhurki is a mid sized village in Ghansaur tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 864, made up of 429 males and 435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 426 hectares hectares.

Jhurki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhurki village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Ghansaur
Area (hectares) 426 hectares
Population 864
Male Population 429
Female Population 435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhurki compares

By the 2011 count Jhurki is the 37th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 593 residents. Its 426 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Jhurki

Jhurki is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhurki as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Jhurki from other places

Jhurki lies about 92 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Mandla Fort, about 20 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 Jhurki
Nearest railway station Mandla Fort 20 km
Nearest town Mandlā 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghansaur 24 km
District headquarters Seoni 92 km

Villages closest to Jhurki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhurki village had a population of 864. That makes it the 37th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 593 residents.

Jhurki village has 429 males and 435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhurki has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

Jhurki covers 426 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhurki falls under Ghansaur tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhurki is Mandla Fort, about 20 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jhurki.

Jhurki is about 92 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhurki is in Ghansaur tehsil of Seoni district. Mandla Fort is about 20 km away. Mandlā is about 21 km away. Ghansaur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dawajhir (2.5 km), Singarpur (2.9 km) and Machhariya (3.4 km).

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

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