About Jhiriya Village

Jhiriya is a small village in Akaltara tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 350, made up of 179 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhiriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhiriya village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Janjgir Champa
Tehsil	Akaltara
Pincode	495554
Area (hectares)	158.65 hectares
Population	350
Male Population	179
Female Population	171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jhiriya compares

By the 2011 count Jhiriya is the 69th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,963 residents. Its 158.65 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

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 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ghaghrabod, Ghanwa, Gondadih and Hardi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 350. That makes it the 69th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,963 residents.

Jhiriya village has 179 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhiriya has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Jhiriya is 495554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhiriya covers 158.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhiriya falls under Akaltara tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Jhiriya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhiriya.

Jhiriya is in Akaltara tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.