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About Jaini Village

Jaini is a large village in Sheopur tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,670, made up of 1,981 males and 1,689 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2260 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 476337, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaini Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaini village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sheopur
Tehsil Sheopur
Pincode 476337
Area (hectares) 2260 hectares
Population 3,670
Male Population 1,981
Female Population 1,689
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jaini compares

By the 2011 count Jaini is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,055 residents. Its 2260 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Jaini

Jaini is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jaini 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jaini from other places

Jaini lies about 24 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Girdharpur, about 9.3 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 Jaini
Nearest railway station Girdharpur 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Sheopur 24 km

Villages closest to Jaini

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaini village had a population of 3,670. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,055 residents.

Jaini village has 1,981 males and 1,689 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaini has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Jaini is 476337. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaini covers 2260 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jaini falls under Sheopur tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jaini is Girdharpur, about 9.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jaini.

Jaini is about 24 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaini is in Sheopur tehsil of Sheopur district. Girdharpur is about 9.3 km away. Sheopur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manpur (2.7 km), Kashipur (3.7 km) and Saroda (4.4 km).

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

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