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About Jerawa Village

Jerawa is a small village in Karera tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 347, made up of 201 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 726 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194.68 hectares hectares.

Jerawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jerawa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Karera
Area (hectares) 194.68 hectares
Population 347
Male Population 201
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 726
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jerawa compares

By the 2011 count Jerawa is the 93rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents. Its 194.68 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 857.

Getting to Jerawa

Jerawa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jerawa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Jerawa from other places

Jerawa lies about 48 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Datia, about 35 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 Jerawa
Tehsil headquarters Karera 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Datia 35 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 48 km

Villages closest to Jerawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jerawa village had a population of 347. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents.

Jerawa village has 201 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jerawa has about 726 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 857.

Jerawa covers 194.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jerawa falls under Karera tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jerawa is Datia, about 35 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jerawa.

Jerawa is about 48 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jerawa is in Karera tehsil of Shivpuri district. Karera is about 5.4 km away. Datia is about 35 km away. Shivpuri is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Languri (1.7 km), Hajinagar (1.8 km) and Bagedhari Abbal (2.2 km).

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

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