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About Jaray Village

Jaray is a large village in Pichhore tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,386, made up of 1,242 males and 1,144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 729.45 hectares hectares.

Jaray Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaray village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Pichhore
Area (hectares) 729.45 hectares
Population 2,386
Male Population 1,242
Female Population 1,144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Jaray compares

By the 2011 count Jaray is the 29th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,408 residents. Its 729.45 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Jaray

Jaray is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jaray as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jaray from other places

Jaray lies about 58 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Basai, about 22 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 Jaray
Tehsil headquarters Pichhore 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Basai 22 km
Nearest town Babīna 28 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 58 km

Villages closest to Jaray

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaray village had a population of 2,386. That makes it the 29th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,408 residents.

Jaray village has 1,242 males and 1,144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaray has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 877.

Jaray covers 729.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jaray falls under Pichhore tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jaray is Basai, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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

Jaray is about 58 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaray is in Pichhore tehsil of Shivpuri district. Pichhore is about 3.4 km away. Basai is about 22 km away. Babīna is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandu Pahadi (under 2 km), Kali Pahadi Pichhore (under 2 km) and Bamna (2.2 km).

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

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