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About Jhiriya Village

Jhiriya is a mid sized village in Simga tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,440, made up of 723 males and 717 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 610.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhiriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhiriya village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Simga
Pincode 493101
Area (hectares) 610.51 hectares
Population 1,440
Male Population 723
Female Population 717
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jhiriya compares

By the 2011 count Jhiriya is the 55th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 610.51 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 997.

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 5 - 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 48 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 6.0 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
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Simga 8.9 km
Nearest town Tilda Newra 9.8 km
District headquarters Raipur 48 km

Villages closest to Jhiriya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhiriya village had a population of 1,440. That makes it the 55th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Jhiriya village has 723 males and 717 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhiriya has about 992 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 997.

The pincode recorded for Jhiriya is 493101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhiriya covers 610.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhiriya falls under Simga tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jhiriya is Hathbandh, about 6.0 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 Jhiriya.

Jhiriya is about 48 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhiriya is in Simga tehsil of Raipur district. Hathbandh is about 6.0 km away. Simga is about 8.9 km away. Tilda Newra is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Musuwadih (2.1 km), Kamta (2.9 km) and Bachhera (3.3 km).

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

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