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About Jarha Village

Jarha is a small village in Sohagpur tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 354, made up of 181 males and 173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 740.79 hectares hectares.

Jarha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Sohagpur
Area (hectares) 740.79 hectares
Population 354
Male Population 181
Female Population 173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jarha compares

By the 2011 count Jarha is the 227th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents. Its 740.79 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Jarha

Jarha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jarha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jalli Tola, Jamua, Jamui and Jamuniha. 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 Jarha

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarha village had a population of 354. That makes it the 227th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents.

Jarha village has 181 males and 173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarha has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Jarha covers 740.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jarha falls under Sohagpur tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Jarha 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 10+ km distance for Jarha.

Jarha is in Sohagpur tehsil of Shahdol 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 Jarha today is likely to be higher.

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