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About Jhokho Village

Jhokho is a large village in Chitrangi tehsil, in the district of Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,611, made up of 1,883 males and 1,728 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 883.39 hectares hectares.

Jhokho Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhokho village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Singrauli
Tehsil Chitrangi
Area (hectares) 883.39 hectares
Population 3,611
Male Population 1,883
Female Population 1,728
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhokho compares

By the 2011 count Jhokho is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents. Its 883.39 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Jhokho

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

Jhokho lies about 53 km from Singrauli, and the nearest railway station is Majhaoli, about 33 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 Jhokho
Tehsil headquarters Chitrangi 33 km
Nearest railway station Majhaoli 33 km
Nearest town Sidhi 34 km
District headquarters Singrauli 53 km

Villages closest to Jhokho

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhokho village had a population of 3,611. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents.

Jhokho village has 1,883 males and 1,728 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhokho has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Jhokho covers 883.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhokho falls under Chitrangi tehsil of Singrauli district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhokho is Majhaoli, about 33 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jhokho.

Jhokho is about 53 km from Singrauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhokho is in Chitrangi tehsil of Singrauli district. Chitrangi is about 33 km away. Majhaoli is about 33 km away. Sidhi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rehi (3.3 km), Karthua (3.7 km) and Basahi (4.7 km).

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

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