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About Jirri Village

Jirri is a mid sized village in Dhimarkheda tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,270, made up of 648 males and 622 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 327 hectares hectares.

Jirri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jirri village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Dhimarkheda
Area (hectares) 327 hectares
Population 1,270
Male Population 648
Female Population 622
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jirri compares

By the 2011 count Jirri is the 34th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 327 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. 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 Jirri

Jirri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jirri as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Jirri from other places

Jirri lies about 31 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Sansarpur, about 17 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 Jirri
Nearest railway station Sansarpur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhimarkheda 31 km
District headquarters Katni 31 km
Nearest town Murwāra 31 km

Villages closest to Jirri

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.

Common questions about Jirri

As per the Census of India 2011, Jirri village had a population of 1,270. That makes it the 34th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Jirri village has 648 males and 622 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jirri has about 960 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.

Jirri covers 327 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jirri is Sansarpur, about 17 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jirri.

Jirri is about 31 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jirri is in Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district. Sansarpur is about 17 km away. Dhimarkheda is about 31 km away. Katni is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thirri (under 2 km), Katri (4.3 km) and Katra (4.6 km).

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

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