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About Jhirmiti Village

Jhirmiti is a large village in Udaypur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,066, made up of 972 males and 1,094 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,126 females per 1000 males. The village covers 685 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhirmiti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhirmiti village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Udaypur
Pincode 497116
Area (hectares) 685 hectares
Population 2,066
Male Population 972
Female Population 1,094
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,126
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhirmiti compares

By the 2011 count Jhirmiti is the 5th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 907 residents. Its 685 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Jhirmiti

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

Jhirmiti lies about 33 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Bishrampur, about 29 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 Jhirmiti
Nearest railway station Bishrampur 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Udaypur 33 km
District headquarters Surguja 33 km
Nearest town Ambikāpur 33 km

Villages closest to Jhirmiti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhirmiti village had a population of 2,066. That makes it the 5th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 907 residents.

Jhirmiti village has 972 males and 1,094 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhirmiti has about 1126 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Jhirmiti is 497116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhirmiti covers 685 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhirmiti falls under Udaypur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jhirmiti is Bishrampur, about 29 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 Jhirmiti.

Jhirmiti is about 33 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhirmiti is in Udaypur tehsil of Surguja district. Bishrampur is about 29 km away. Udaypur is about 33 km away. Surguja is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Udaipur (under 2 km), Dumardih (2.2 km) and Jarhadih (2.2 km).

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

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