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About Jatama Village

Jatama is a mid sized village in Kurai tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 629, made up of 326 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.28 hectares hectares.

Jatama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jatama village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Kurai
Area (hectares) 188.28 hectares
Population 629
Male Population 326
Female Population 303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jatama compares

By the 2011 count Jatama is the 67th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 624 residents. Its 188.28 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Jatama

Jatama is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jatama as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Jatama from other places

Jatama lies about 60 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Bisapur Kalan Halt, about 8.1 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 Jatama
Nearest railway station Bisapur Kalan Halt 8.1 km
Nearest town Chhindwāra 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Kurai 18 km
District headquarters Seoni 60 km

Villages closest to Jatama

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jatama village had a population of 629. That makes it the 67th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 624 residents.

Jatama village has 326 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jatama has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1029.

Jatama covers 188.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jatama falls under Kurai tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jatama is Bisapur Kalan Halt, about 8.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jatama.

Jatama is about 60 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jatama is in Kurai tehsil of Seoni district. Bisapur Kalan Halt is about 8.1 km away. Chhindwāra is about 17 km away. Kurai is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pindrai (4.9 km), Agari (8.4 km) and Nayegaon (8.7 km).

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

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