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About Jowa Village

Jowa is a small village in Ghansaur tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 216, made up of 110 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.54 hectares hectares.

Jowa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jowa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Ghansaur
Area (hectares) 161.54 hectares
Population 216
Male Population 110
Female Population 106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jowa compares

By the 2011 count Jowa is the 199th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 593 residents. Its 161.54 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Jowa

Jowa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jowa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jamhodi Khurd, Jamuniya, Jamunpani and Jhinjhrai. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jowa

As per the Census of India 2011, Jowa village had a population of 216. That makes it the 199th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 593 residents.

Jowa village has 110 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jowa has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Jowa covers 161.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Jowa notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Jowa.

Jowa is in Ghansaur tehsil of Seoni district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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