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About Jhiriya Village

Jhiriya is a mid sized village in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,487, made up of 764 males and 723 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 464.88 hectares hectares.

Jhiriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhiriya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Vijayraghavgarh
Area (hectares) 464.88 hectares
Population 1,487
Male Population 764
Female Population 723
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhiriya compares

By the 2011 count Jhiriya is the 45th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 464.88 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Jhiriya from other places

Jhiriya lies about 26 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Pakaria Road, about 9.5 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
Tehsil headquarters Vijayraghavgarh 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Pakaria Road 9.5 km
District headquarters Katni 26 km
Nearest town Murwāra 26 km

Villages closest to Jhiriya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhiriya village had a population of 1,487. That makes it the 45th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Jhiriya village has 764 males and 723 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhiriya has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Jhiriya covers 464.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jhiriya is Pakaria Road, about 9.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jhiriya.

Jhiriya is about 26 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 Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district. Vijayraghavgarh is about 2.9 km away. Pakaria Road is about 9.5 km away. Katni is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salaiya (under 2 km), Salaiya Kohari (under 2 km) and Salaiya Mairhai (under 2 km).

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

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