Jharnya observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Madhya Pradesh.
By population, Jharnya ranks #280 of 335 villages in Khilchipur mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jharnya is a village of 136 people in 36 households (Census 2011) in Khilchipur tehsil, Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh, the 280th-largest of 335 villages in Khilchipur tehsil. Literacy is 53%, 10 points above the tehsil average of 43% and the sex ratio is 1,092 women per 1,000 men. It lies 33 km from the Rajgarh district centre, 31 km from Pench railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 465679, served by Khilchipur post office; the LGD village code is 479092. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital Khilchipur, 16 km away. The sarpanch is Kamla Bai, and the village votes in Rajgarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Amar Singh Yadav. The population is estimated at 160 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jharnya · this village | 136 | 53% | — |
| Jharnya · Bajna | 622 | 56% | 0 km N |
| Kushalpura · Khilchipur | 687 | 28% | 1.3 km S |
| Ghata Khedi · Khilchipur | 436 | 58% | 1.4 km NE |
| Ghata Khedi · Jeerapur | 235 | 29% | 1.4 km NE |
| Jhandapatti · Khilchipur | 239 | 34% | 1.4 km SE |
| Barol · Khilchipur | 654 | 44% | 2 km E |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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