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About Jhiranya Village

Jhiranya is a small village in Punasa tehsil, in the district of Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 392, made up of 211 males and 181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282 hectares hectares.

Jhiranya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhiranya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khandwa
Tehsil Punasa
Area (hectares) 282 hectares
Population 392
Male Population 211
Female Population 181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhiranya compares

By the 2011 count Jhiranya is the 145th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents. Its 282 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 943.

Getting to Jhiranya

Jhiranya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jhiranya as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhiranya from other places

Jhiranya lies about 31 km from Khandwa, and the nearest railway station is Kotlakheri, 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 Jhiranya
Tehsil headquarters Punasa 16 km
Nearest town Punāsa 16 km
Nearest railway station Kotlakheri 17 km
District headquarters Khandwa 31 km

Villages closest to Jhiranya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhiranya village had a population of 392. That makes it the 145th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents.

Jhiranya village has 211 males and 181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhiranya has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Jhiranya covers 282 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhiranya falls under Punasa tehsil of Khandwa district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhiranya is Kotlakheri, 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 <5 km distance for Jhiranya.

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

Jhiranya is in Punasa tehsil of Khandwa district. Punasa is about 16 km away. Punāsa is about 16 km away. Kotlakheri is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khutla Kalan (1.8 km), Bhagwanpura (2.0 km) and Kisanpura (2.1 km).

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

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