About Jhiriya Village

Jhiriya is a mid sized village in Bemetara tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,160, made up of 578 males and 582 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 609.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhiriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhiriya village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Bemetara
Pincode	491335
Area (hectares)	609.73 hectares
Population	1,160
Male Population	578
Female Population	582
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,007
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhiriya compares

By the 2011 count Jhiriya is the 58th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents. Its 609.73 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Jhiriya

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

Jhiriya lies about 77 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 22 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 Jhiriya
Tehsil headquarters	Bemetara	17 km
Nearest town	Bemetāra	17 km
Nearest railway station	Hathbandh	22 km
District headquarters	Durg	77 km

Villages closest to Jhiriya

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

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Common questions about Jhiriya

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhiriya village had a population of 1,160. That makes it the 58th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents.

Jhiriya village has 578 males and 582 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhiriya has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Jhiriya is 491335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhiriya covers 609.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhiriya falls under Bemetara tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jhiriya is Hathbandh, about 22 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Jhiriya.

Jhiriya is about 77 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhiriya is in Bemetara tehsil of Durg district. Bemetara is about 17 km away. Bemetāra is about 17 km away. Hathbandh is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.