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About Jhirnaya Village

Jhirnaya is a small village in Maheshwar tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 436, made up of 224 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 525.05 hectares hectares.

Jhirnaya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhirnaya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Maheshwar
Area (hectares) 525.05 hectares
Population 436
Male Population 224
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhirnaya compares

By the 2011 count Jhirnaya is the 129th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents. Its 525.05 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Jhirnaya

Jhirnaya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jhirnaya as Available within <5 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 Jhirnaya from other places

Jhirnaya lies about 51 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Kalakund, about 27 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 Jhirnaya
Tehsil headquarters Maheshwar 18 km
Nearest railway station Kalakund 27 km
District headquarters Khargone 51 km

Villages closest to Jhirnaya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhirnaya village had a population of 436. That makes it the 129th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents.

Jhirnaya village has 224 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhirnaya has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 981.

Jhirnaya covers 525.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhirnaya falls under Maheshwar tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhirnaya is Kalakund, about 27 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jhirnaya.

Jhirnaya is about 51 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhirnaya is in Maheshwar tehsil of Khargone district. Maheshwar is about 18 km away. Kalakund is about 27 km away. Khargone is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhirnya (under 2 km), Gulawad (under 2 km) and Somakhedi (1.9 km).

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

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