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About Jhirikhapa Village

Jhirikhapa is a small village in Multai tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 406, made up of 206 males and 200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 333.78 hectares hectares.

Jhirikhapa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhirikhapa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Multai
Area (hectares) 333.78 hectares
Population 406
Male Population 206
Female Population 200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jhirikhapa compares

By the 2011 count Jhirikhapa is the 190th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents. Its 333.78 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Jhirikhapa

Jhirikhapa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jhirikhapa 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhirikhapa from other places

Jhirikhapa lies about 23 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Amla Juncion, 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 Jhirikhapa
Nearest railway station Amla Juncion 6.0 km
Nearest town Amla 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Multai 17 km
District headquarters Betul 23 km

Villages closest to Jhirikhapa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhirikhapa village had a population of 406. That makes it the 190th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents.

Jhirikhapa village has 206 males and 200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhirikhapa has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 999.

Jhirikhapa covers 333.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhirikhapa falls under Multai tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhirikhapa is Amla Juncion, 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jhirikhapa.

Jhirikhapa is about 23 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhirikhapa is in Multai tehsil of Betul district. Amla Juncion is about 6.0 km away. Amla is about 6.6 km away. Multai is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bothiya (1.6 km), Somlapur (2.1 km) and Kund (2.4 km).

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

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