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About Devjhir Village

Devjhir is a small village in Keolari tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 151, made up of 78 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.99 hectares hectares.

Devjhir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devjhir village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Keolari
Area (hectares) 135.99 hectares
Population 151
Male Population 78
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Devjhir compares

By the 2011 count Devjhir is the 157th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 829 residents. Its 135.99 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Devjhir

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

Devjhir lies about 48 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Bothiya, 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 Devjhir
Tehsil headquarters Keolari 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Bothiya 9.2 km
Nearest town Nainpur 21 km
District headquarters Seoni 48 km

Villages closest to Devjhir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devjhir village had a population of 151. That makes it the 157th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 829 residents.

Devjhir village has 78 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devjhir has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Devjhir covers 135.99 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.

Devjhir falls under Keolari tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Devjhir is Bothiya, 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 Devjhir.

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

Devjhir is in Keolari tehsil of Seoni district. Keolari is about 9.2 km away. Bothiya is about 9.2 km away. Nainpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arjunjhir (2.1 km), Gaurjholapani (3.9 km) and Jhola (3.9 km).

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

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