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About Janakpur Village

Janakpur is a mid sized village in Beohari tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,346, made up of 683 males and 663 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 574.74 hectares hectares.

Janakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Janakpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Beohari
Area (hectares) 574.74 hectares
Population 1,346
Male Population 683
Female Population 663
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Janakpur compares

By the 2011 count Janakpur is the 51st largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents. Its 574.74 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Janakpur

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

Janakpur lies about 105 km from Shahdol. 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 Janakpur
Tehsil headquarters Beohari 24 km
Nearest town Beohāri 24 km
District headquarters Shahdol 105 km

Villages closest to Janakpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Janakpur village had a population of 1,346. That makes it the 51st largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents.

Janakpur village has 683 males and 663 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Janakpur has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Janakpur covers 574.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Janakpur falls under Beohari tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Janakpur notes the nearest railway station 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 Janakpur.

Janakpur is about 105 km from Shahdol in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Janakpur is in Beohari tehsil of Shahdol district. Beohari is about 24 km away. Beohāri is about 24 km away. Shahdol is about 105 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kyotiha (under 2 km), Chauri (under 2 km) and Sathni (2.1 km).

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

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