About Jhiriya Village

Jhiriya is a small village in Dhimarkheda tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 348, made up of 177 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 394 hectares hectares.

Jhiriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhiriya village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Katni
Tehsil	Dhimarkheda
Area (hectares)	394 hectares
Population	348
Male Population	177
Female Population	171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jhiriya compares

By the 2011 count Jhiriya is the 130th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 394 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Jhiriya

Jhiriya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhiriya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 25 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Sansarpur, about 6.8 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	Sansarpur	6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhimarkheda	25 km
District headquarters	Katni	25 km
Nearest town	Murwāra	25 km

Villages closest to Jhiriya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhiriya village had a population of 348. That makes it the 130th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Jhiriya village has 177 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhiriya has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Jhiriya covers 394 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhiriya falls under Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhiriya is Sansarpur, about 6.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jhiriya.

Jhiriya is about 25 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhiriya is in Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district. Sansarpur is about 6.8 km away. Dhimarkheda is about 25 km away. Katni is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.