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About Jhiri Village

Jhiri is a small village in Ormanjhi tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 291, made up of 163 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 785 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhiri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Ormanjhi
Pincode 835219
Area (hectares) 154 hectares
Population 291
Male Population 163
Female Population 128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 785
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhiri compares

By the 2011 count Jhiri is the 75th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 154 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Jhiri

Jhiri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jhiri as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Jhiri from other places

Jhiri lies about 25 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Jhanjhitoli Halt, about 10 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 Jhiri
Tehsil headquarters Ormanjhi 1.8 km
Nearest railway station Jhanjhitoli Halt 10 km
Nearest town Rāmgarh 16 km
District headquarters Ranchi 25 km

Villages closest to Jhiri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhiri village had a population of 291. That makes it the 75th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Jhiri village has 163 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhiri has about 785 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Jhiri is 835219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhiri covers 154 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhiri falls under Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhiri is Jhanjhitoli Halt, about 10 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jhiri.

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

Jhiri is in Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district. Ormanjhi is about 1.8 km away. Jhanjhitoli Halt is about 10 km away. Rāmgarh 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 Anandi (under 2 km), Ormanjhi (1.8 km) and Baridihi (1.9 km).

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

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