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About Jhirmau Village

Jhirmau is a mid sized village in Itarsi tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 596, made up of 312 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 434.59 hectares hectares.

Jhirmau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhirmau village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Itarsi
Area (hectares) 434.59 hectares
Population 596
Male Population 312
Female Population 284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jhirmau compares

By the 2011 count Jhirmau is the 68th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,011 residents. Its 434.59 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Jhirmau

The census records public bus service for Jhirmau 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhirmau from other places

Jhirmau lies about 22 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Gurra, about 4.6 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 Jhirmau
Nearest railway station Gurra 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Itarsi 10 km
Nearest town Itārsi 10 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 22 km

Villages closest to Jhirmau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhirmau village had a population of 596. That makes it the 68th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,011 residents.

Jhirmau village has 312 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhirmau has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Jhirmau covers 434.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhirmau falls under Itarsi tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhirmau is Gurra, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Jhirmau.

Jhirmau is about 22 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhirmau is in Itarsi tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Gurra is about 4.6 km away. Itarsi is about 10 km away. Itārsi is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandai Kalan (1.6 km), Kandai Khurd (1.7 km) and Kasda Khurd (1.7 km).

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

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