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About Jowa Village

Jowa is a mid sized village in Lakhnadon tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,259, made up of 647 males and 612 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 489.49 hectares hectares.

Jowa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jowa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Lakhnadon
Area (hectares) 489.49 hectares
Population 1,259
Male Population 647
Female Population 612
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jowa compares

By the 2011 count Jowa is the 22nd largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 489.49 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 990.

Getting to Jowa

Jowa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jowa 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. The nearest villages by name are Jhamar Mal, Jhamar Ryt, Jhapni and Jhariya. 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 1,259. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Jowa village has 647 males and 612 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jowa has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Jowa covers 489.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jowa falls under Lakhnadon 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 village for Jowa.

Jowa is in Lakhnadon 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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