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About Jhandi Village

Jhandi is a mid sized village in Badarwas tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 905, made up of 488 males and 417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265.09 hectares hectares.

Jhandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhandi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Badarwas
Area (hectares) 265.09 hectares
Population 905
Male Population 488
Female Population 417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhandi compares

By the 2011 count Jhandi is the 64th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 265.09 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Jhandi

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

How far is Jhandi from other places

Jhandi lies about 49 km from Shivpuri. 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 Jhandi
Tehsil headquarters Badarwas 15 km
Nearest town Bāmor Kalān 45 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 49 km

Villages closest to Jhandi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhandi village had a population of 905. That makes it the 64th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Jhandi village has 488 males and 417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhandi has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 909.

Jhandi covers 265.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhandi falls under Badarwas tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Jhandi 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 Jhandi.

Jhandi is about 49 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhandi is in Badarwas tehsil of Shivpuri district. Badarwas is about 15 km away. Bāmor Kalān is about 45 km away. Shivpuri is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahadura (under 2 km), Khatora (2.0 km) and Ramgarh (2.7 km).

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

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