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About Joor Village

Joor is a mid sized village in Kolaras tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 676, made up of 363 males and 313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 384.54 hectares hectares.

Joor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Joor village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Kolaras
Area (hectares) 384.54 hectares
Population 676
Male Population 363
Female Population 313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
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 Joor compares

By the 2011 count Joor is the 91st largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 384.54 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Joor

Joor is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Joor 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 Joor from other places

Joor lies about 32 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Lukwasa, about 4.3 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 Joor
Nearest railway station Lukwasa 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kolaras 8.8 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 32 km

Villages closest to Joor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Joor village had a population of 676. That makes it the 91st largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Joor village has 363 males and 313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Joor has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 869.

Joor covers 384.54 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.

Joor falls under Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Joor is Lukwasa, about 4.3 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 Joor.

Joor is about 32 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Joor is in Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district. Lukwasa is about 4.3 km away. Kolaras is about 8.8 km away. Shivpuri is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khajuri (under 2 km), Bhati (under 2 km) and Ukawal (1.5 km).

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

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