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About Jhirnya Village

Jhirnya is a mid sized village in Maheshwar tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 663, made up of 347 males and 316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248.7 hectares hectares.

Jhirnya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhirnya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Maheshwar
Area (hectares) 248.7 hectares
Population 663
Male Population 347
Female Population 316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
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 Jhirnya compares

By the 2011 count Jhirnya is the 107th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents. Its 248.7 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Jhirnya

Jhirnya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jhirnya 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 Jhirnya from other places

Jhirnya 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 Jhirnya
Tehsil headquarters Maheshwar 18 km
Nearest railway station Kalakund 27 km
District headquarters Khargone 51 km

Villages closest to Jhirnya

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 Jhirnya

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhirnya village had a population of 663. That makes it the 107th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents.

Jhirnya village has 347 males and 316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhirnya has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Jhirnya covers 248.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jhirnya 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 Jhirnya.

Jhirnya 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.

Jhirnya 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 Jhirnaya (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 Jhirnya today is likely to be higher.

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