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About Jera Village

Jera is a small village in Khaniyadhana tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 392, made up of 202 males and 190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312.86 hectares hectares.

Jera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jera village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Khaniyadhana
Area (hectares) 312.86 hectares
Population 392
Male Population 202
Female Population 190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jera compares

By the 2011 count Jera is the 119th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,216 residents. Its 312.86 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Jera

Jera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jera as Available within 5 - 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 Jera from other places

Jera lies about 30 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 Jera
Nearest town Karera 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Khaniyadhana 30 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 30 km

Villages closest to Jera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jera village had a population of 392. That makes it the 119th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,216 residents.

Jera village has 202 males and 190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jera has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 879.

Jera covers 312.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jera falls under Khaniyadhana tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Jera notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jera.

Jera is about 30 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jera is in Khaniyadhana tehsil of Shivpuri district. Karera is about 21 km away. Khaniyadhana is about 30 km away. Shivpuri is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Erawani (under 2 km), Didawani (9.8 km) and Mamroni (15 km).

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

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