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About Jhirna Village

Jhirna is a mid sized village in Champa tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,547, made up of 770 males and 777 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 338.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495687, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhirna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhirna village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Champa
Pincode 495687
Area (hectares) 338.07 hectares
Population 1,547
Male Population 770
Female Population 777
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jhirna compares

By the 2011 count Jhirna is the 33rd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,887 residents. Its 338.07 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Jhirna

Jhirna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhirna as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhirna from other places

Jhirna lies about 25 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Baradwar, about 5.8 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 Jhirna
Nearest railway station Baradwar 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Champa 16 km
Nearest town Chāmpa 16 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 25 km

Villages closest to Jhirna

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

Common questions about Jhirna

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhirna village had a population of 1,547. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,887 residents.

Jhirna village has 770 males and 777 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhirna has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Jhirna is 495687. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhirna covers 338.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhirna falls under Champa tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jhirna is Baradwar, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Jhirna.

Jhirna is about 25 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhirna is in Champa tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Baradwar is about 5.8 km away. Champa is about 16 km away. Chāmpa is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khamhiya (under 2 km), Bhurkadih (under 2 km) and Kachanda (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Jhirna today is likely to be higher.

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