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About Jafarpur Village

Jafarpur is a mid sized village in Pohri tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 641, made up of 351 males and 290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 826 females per 1000 males. The village covers 530.42 hectares hectares.

Jafarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jafarpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Pohri
Area (hectares) 530.42 hectares
Population 641
Male Population 351
Female Population 290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 826
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Jafarpur compares

By the 2011 count Jafarpur is the 124th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 878 residents. Its 530.42 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 875.

Getting to Jafarpur

Jafarpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jafarpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Jafarpur from other places

Jafarpur lies about 23 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Khajuri, about 7.3 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 Jafarpur
Nearest railway station Khajuri 7.3 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Pohri 23 km

Villages closest to Jafarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jafarpur village had a population of 641. That makes it the 124th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 878 residents.

Jafarpur village has 351 males and 290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jafarpur has about 826 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 875.

Jafarpur covers 530.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jafarpur falls under Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jafarpur is Khajuri, about 7.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jafarpur.

Jafarpur is about 23 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jafarpur is in Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district. Khajuri is about 7.3 km away. Shivpuri is about 23 km away. Pohri is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tighara (under 2 km), Gugarpatti (under 2 km) and Berja (3.4 km).

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

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