Jhalara observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Madhya Pradesh.
By population, Jhalara ranks #24 of 98 villages in Makdon mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jhalara is a village of 1,146 people in 201 households (Census 2011) in Makdon tehsil, Ujjain district, Madhya Pradesh, the 24th-largest of 98 villages in Makdon tehsil. Literacy is 58%, 4 points above the tehsil average of 54% and the sex ratio is 936 women per 1,000 men. It lies 17 km from the Ujjain district centre, 46 km from Dag, the nearest town, 31 km from Shivpura railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 456668, served by Makdone post office; the LGD village code is 471623. The nearest hospital or health centre is Soni Hospital, 18 km away. The sarpanch is lalita bai, and the village votes in Tarana assembly constituency, represented by MLA Mahesh Parmar. The population is estimated at 1,351 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Jhalara →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jhalara · this village | 1,146 | 58% | — |
| Ilamkhedi · Makdon | 567 | 53% | 1.5 km NE |
| Mayakhedi · Makdon | 334 | 61% | 2 km E |
| Dhablahardu · Makdon | 3,131 | 62% | 2.5 km S |
| Jhalari · Makdon | 437 | 39% | 2.6 km S |
| Samtyakhedi · Makdon | 479 | 66% | 3 km E |
| Bagni · Jharda | 596 | 59% | 3.6 km NW |
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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