About Jirabad Village

Jirabad is a mid sized village in Gandhwani tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,531, made up of 753 males and 778 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 571.32 hectares hectares.

Jirabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jirabad village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Dhar
Tehsil	Gandhwani
Area (hectares)	571.32 hectares
Population	1,531
Male Population	753
Female Population	778
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,033
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jirabad compares

By the 2011 count Jirabad is the 30th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents. Its 571.32 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Jirabad

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

Jirabad lies about 44 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Tanda Road, about 8.0 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 Jirabad
Nearest railway station	Tanda Road	8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gandhwani	20 km
Nearest town	Kukshi	34 km
District headquarters	Dhar	44 km

Villages closest to Jirabad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jirabad village had a population of 1,531. That makes it the 30th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents.

Jirabad village has 753 males and 778 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jirabad has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Jirabad covers 571.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jirabad is Tanda Road, about 8.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jirabad.

Jirabad is about 44 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jirabad is in Gandhwani tehsil of Dhar district. Tanda Road is about 8.0 km away. Gandhwani is about 20 km away. Kukshi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.