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About Jhiriya Village

Jhiriya is a small village in Pipariya tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 313, made up of 151 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.56 hectares hectares.

Jhiriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhiriya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Pipariya
Area (hectares) 22.56 hectares
Population 313
Male Population 151
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhiriya compares

By the 2011 count Jhiriya is the 98th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 760 residents. Its 22.56 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Jhiriya

Jhiriya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhiriya 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhiriya from other places

Jhiriya lies about 86 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Palasner, about 22 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 Jhiriya
Nearest railway station Palasner 22 km
Nearest town Harda 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Pipariya 29 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 86 km

Villages closest to Jhiriya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhiriya village had a population of 313. That makes it the 98th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 760 residents.

Jhiriya village has 151 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhiriya has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Jhiriya covers 22.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhiriya falls under Pipariya tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhiriya is Palasner, about 22 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jhiriya.

Jhiriya is about 86 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhiriya is in Pipariya tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Palasner is about 22 km away. Harda is about 23 km away. Pipariya is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur (9.0 km), Chhirrai (10 km) and Chillod (13 km).

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

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