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About Jhiranya Village

Jhiranya is a small village in Garoth tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 277, made up of 143 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213.3 hectares hectares.

Jhiranya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhiranya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Garoth
Area (hectares) 213.3 hectares
Population 277
Male Population 143
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jhiranya compares

By the 2011 count Jhiranya is the 90th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 213.3 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 961.

Getting to Jhiranya

Jhiranya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhiranya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 75 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Kurlasi, about 3.6 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
Nearest railway station Kurlasi 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Garoth 10 km
Nearest town Bhawāni Mandi 12 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 75 km

Villages closest to Jhiranya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garoth 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 277. That makes it the 90th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Jhiranya village has 143 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhiranya has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

Jhiranya covers 213.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhiranya falls under Garoth tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhiranya is Kurlasi, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhiranya.

Jhiranya is about 75 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhiranya is in Garoth tehsil of Mandsaur district. Kurlasi is about 3.6 km away. Garoth is about 10 km away. Bhawāni Mandi is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chukni (under 2 km), Dhakni (2.0 km) and Barkhedi Mitthu (3.1 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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