About Jira Village

Jira is a large village in Dhari tehsil, in the district of Amreli, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,426, made up of 1,204 males and 1,222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2221.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 365660, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jira village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Amreli
Tehsil	Dhari
Pincode	365660
Area (hectares)	2221.92 hectares
Population	2,426
Male Population	1,204
Female Population	1,222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,015
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jira compares

By the 2011 count Jira is the 13th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 2221.92 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Jira

Jira is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jira as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Jira from other places

Jira lies about 42 km from Amreli, and the nearest railway station is Dhari Junction, about 12 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 Jira
Nearest railway station	Dhari Junction	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhari	12 km
Nearest town	Dhāri	12 km
District headquarters	Amreli	42 km

Villages closest to Jira

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

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Common questions about Jira

As per the Census of India 2011, Jira village had a population of 2,426. That makes it the 13th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Jira village has 1,204 males and 1,222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jira has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Jira is 365660. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jira covers 2221.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jira falls under Dhari tehsil of Amreli district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Jira is Dhari Junction, about 12 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jira.

Jira is about 42 km from Amreli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jira is in Dhari tehsil of Amreli district. Dhari Junction is about 12 km away. Dhari is about 12 km away. Dhāri is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.