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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
sarswati kulaste
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- LGD code
- 492492
- Pincode
- 481885
- Post office
- Niwas
- Population
- 613
- Households
- 180
- Literacy rate
- 42.9%
- Sex ratio
- 977 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 385
- Distance to district centre
- 104 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 100 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 157 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 629 km
- Nearest railway station
- Karapgaon · 30 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Hospital, Dr. Prakash Chand Sodhiya · 15 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Jujhari compares
By population, Jujhari ranks #90 of 179 villages in Niwas mandal.
Literacy rate
%
42.9%
−8.9% vs mandal average
Jujhari42.9%
Niwas mandal51.8%
Mandla district57.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
977
−46 vs mandal average
Jujhari977
Niwas mandal1,023
Household size
people per home
3.4
−0.8 vs mandal average
Jujhari3.4
Niwas mandal4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jujhari at a glance
Jujhari is a village of 613 people in 180 households (Census 2011) in Niwas tehsil, Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh, the 90th-largest of 179 villages in Niwas tehsil. Literacy is 43%, 9 points below the tehsil average of 52% and the sex ratio is 977 women per 1,000 men. It lies 104 km from the Mandla district centre, 43 km from Bankhedi, the nearest town, 30 km from Karapgaon railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 481885, served by Niwas post office; the LGD village code is 492492. The nearest hospital or health centre is Hospital, Dr. Prakash Chand Sodhiya, 15 km away. The sarpanch is sarswati kulaste, and the village votes in Jabalpur Paschim assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rakesh Singh. The population is estimated at 723 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Jujhari
- LGD code
- 492492
- Pincode
- 481885
- Post office
- Niwas
- Population (Census 2011)
- 613
- Population (projected 2026)
- 723
- Households
- 180
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 977
- Literacy rate
- 42.9%
- Coordinates
- 23.18167°N, 78.95021°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jabalpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jabalpur Paschim
- Member of Parliament
- Ashish Dubey
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rakesh Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- sarswati kulaste
- Block / Mandal
- Niwas
Getting there
How to reach Jujhari
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal157 kmcapital
- Delhi629 km
- Hyderabad646 km
- Mumbai778 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKarapgaon30 km
- Bus stopDeori Bus Stend24 km
- Hospital / PHCHospital, Dr. Prakash Chand Sodhiya15 km
- ATM / bankState Bank Of India Deori24 km
- Petrol pumpSitaram Petrol25 km
- CollegeBKP College Deori24 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 481885
- Maneri(Medhi)Niwas mandal2,227 pop
- Deori Kalan (Babaliya)Niwas mandal1,794 pop
- Bhanpur(Bisaura)Niwas mandal1,689 pop
- Chakdahi Ryt.Niwas mandal1,578 pop
- Pipariya (Singhpur)Niwas mandal1,495 pop
- Chhapra Ryt.(Mukas)Niwas mandal1,490 pop
- Thanamgaon Ryt.Niwas mandal1,465 pop
- Kapa Mal.(Narmadanadi)Niwas mandal1,430 pop
- Payali BahurNiwas mandal1,402 pop
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Other villages named Jujhari
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- JujhariMajholi · Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh1,935 pop
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- JujhariBoriguma · Koraput, Odisha
Villages near Jujhari
Other villages in Niwas mandal
View all 60+ →- Maneri(Medhi)
- Deori Kalan (Babaliya)
- Bhanpur(Bisaura)
- Chakdahi Ryt.
- Pipariya (Singhpur)
- Chhapra Ryt.(Mukas)
- Thanamgaon Ryt.
- Kapa Mal.(Narmadanadi)
- Payali Bahur
- Mendhi (Medhi)
- Pauniya Mal.
- Bhikhampur
- Paddi Kona Mal.
- Gundlai Mal. (Gudlai Mal)
- Paundi Mal. (Bhawarda)
- Jangaliya Ryt.
- Kohani
- Bamhani(Mal. Mohgaon)
- Khairani Mal.
- Jhurki
- Banar
- Jeora (Khinha)
- Barga
- Chargaon (Bilnagari)
- Pondi (Bhanwarda)
- Hirapur Ryt.
- Gadra
- Majhgaon (Jilhata)
- Mukas Khurd
- Dalakhapa
- Amgawan (Amgaon)
- Jeora (Singhanpuri)
- Murlapani (Naijhar)
- Chaurai (Katangi)
- Bhalwara Mal.
- Kohka
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)