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About Jirran Village

Jirran is a small village in Sohagpur tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 273, made up of 149 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 832 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.81 hectares hectares.

Jirran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jirran village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Sohagpur
Area (hectares) 177.81 hectares
Population 273
Male Population 149
Female Population 124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 832
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 Jirran compares

By the 2011 count Jirran is the 137th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 783 residents. Its 177.81 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Jirran

The census records public bus service for Jirran 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 Jirran from other places

Jirran lies about 46 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Sohagpur, about 2.7 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 Jirran
Nearest railway station Sohagpur 2.7 km
Nearest town Sohāgpur 3.0 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 46 km

Villages closest to Jirran

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jirran village had a population of 273. That makes it the 137th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 783 residents.

Jirran village has 149 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jirran has about 832 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

Jirran covers 177.81 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.

Jirran falls under Sohagpur tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jirran is Sohagpur, about 2.7 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 Jirran.

Jirran is about 46 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jirran is in Sohagpur tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Sohagpur is about 2.7 km away. Sohāgpur is about 3.0 km away. Hoshangabad is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bodi (under 2 km), Banskhapa (under 2 km) and Bamori Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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