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About Jhirna Village

Jhirna is a mid sized village in Kawardha tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 556, made up of 287 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhirna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhirna village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Kawardha
Pincode 494122
Area (hectares) 252.52 hectares
Population 556
Male Population 287
Female Population 269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhirna compares

By the 2011 count Jhirna is the 125th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 252.52 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

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 <5 km distance. 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 Jhirna from other places

Jhirna lies about 9.3 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 68 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
District headquarters Kabeerdham 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kawardha 10 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 68 km

Villages closest to Jhirna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kawardha 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 556. That makes it the 125th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Jhirna village has 287 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhirna has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Jhirna is 494122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhirna covers 252.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhirna falls under Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jhirna is Hathbandh, about 68 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 <5 km distance for Jhirna.

Jhirna is about 9.3 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhirna is in Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Kabeerdham is about 9.3 km away. Kawardha is about 10 km away. Hathbandh is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khamhi (under 2 km), Gorakhpur (under 2 km) and Dargawan (1.8 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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