About Jhiriya Village

Jhiriya is a large village in Barhi tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,089, made up of 1,051 males and 1,038 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 728.54 hectares hectares.

Jhiriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhiriya village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Katni
Tehsil	Barhi
Area (hectares)	728.54 hectares
Population	2,089
Male Population	1,051
Female Population	1,038
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	988
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jhiriya compares

By the 2011 count Jhiriya is the 17th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,791 residents. Its 728.54 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

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 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 37 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Pipariya Kalan, about 3.2 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	Pipariya Kalan	3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barhi	7.1 km
District headquarters	Katni	37 km
Nearest town	Murwāra	37 km

Villages closest to Jhiriya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barhi 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 2,089. That makes it the 17th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,791 residents.

Jhiriya village has 1,051 males and 1,038 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhiriya has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

Jhiriya covers 728.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jhiriya is Pipariya Kalan, about 3.2 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 village for Jhiriya.

Jhiriya is about 37 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 Barhi tehsil of Katni district. Pipariya Kalan is about 3.2 km away. Barhi is about 7.1 km away. Katni is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.