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About Sunjhiri Village

Sunjhiri is a small village in Keolari tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 284, made up of 135 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,104 females per 1000 males. The village covers 507.72 hectares hectares.

Sunjhiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sunjhiri village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Keolari
Area (hectares) 507.72 hectares
Population 284
Male Population 135
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,104
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sunjhiri compares

By the 2011 count Sunjhiri is the 139th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 829 residents. Its 507.72 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Sunjhiri

Sunjhiri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sunjhiri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sunjhiri from other places

Sunjhiri lies about 62 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Khairranji, about 1.6 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 Sunjhiri
Nearest railway station Khairranji 1.6 km
Nearest town Nainpur 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Keolari 14 km
District headquarters Seoni 62 km

Villages closest to Sunjhiri

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 Sunjhiri

As per the Census of India 2011, Sunjhiri village had a population of 284. That makes it the 139th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 829 residents.

Sunjhiri village has 135 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sunjhiri has about 1104 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

Sunjhiri covers 507.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Sunjhiri is Khairranji, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sunjhiri.

Sunjhiri is about 62 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sunjhiri is in Keolari tehsil of Seoni district. Khairranji is about 1.6 km away. Nainpur is about 7.7 km away. Keolari is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sunhera (under 2 km), Khair Ranji (2.1 km) and Bichuwa (2.1 km).

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

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