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About Jhiran Village

Jhiran is a small village in Gandhwani tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 498, made up of 244 males and 254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331.32 hectares hectares.

Jhiran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhiran village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Gandhwani
Area (hectares) 331.32 hectares
Population 498
Male Population 244
Female Population 254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhiran compares

By the 2011 count Jhiran is the 103rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents. Its 331.32 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Jhiran

Jhiran is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhiran as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jamal, Jambu Khodra, Jamli and Jamnyapada. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jhiran

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhiran village had a population of 498. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents.

Jhiran village has 244 males and 254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhiran has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Jhiran covers 331.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhiran falls under Gandhwani tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Jhiran notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jhiran.

Jhiran is in Gandhwani tehsil of Dhar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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