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About Jhiri Village

Jhiri is a mid sized village in Kumbhraj tehsil, in the district of Guna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,277, made up of 621 males and 656 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 430 hectares hectares.

Jhiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhiri village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Guna
Tehsil Kumbhraj
Area (hectares) 430 hectares
Population 1,277
Male Population 621
Female Population 656
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhiri compares

By the 2011 count Jhiri is the 14th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 670 residents. Its 430 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Jhiri

Jhiri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhiri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Jhiri from other places

Jhiri lies about 52 km from Guna. 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 Kumbhraj 16 km
Nearest town Chāchaura 25 km
District headquarters Guna 52 km

Villages closest to Jhiri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kumbhraj 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 1,277. That makes it the 14th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 670 residents.

Jhiri village has 621 males and 656 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhiri has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 902.

Jhiri covers 430 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhiri falls under Kumbhraj tehsil of Guna district in Madhya Pradesh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhiri.

Jhiri is about 52 km from Guna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhiri is in Kumbhraj tehsil of Guna district. Kumbhraj is about 16 km away. Chāchaura is about 25 km away. Guna is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Solyabeh (under 2 km), Bakanya (2.8 km) and Motipura (3.0 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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