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About Jhirniya Village

Jhirniya is a small village in Gairatganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 216, made up of 121 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 785 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191.63 hectares hectares.

Jhirniya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhirniya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Gairatganj
Area (hectares) 191.63 hectares
Population 216
Male Population 121
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 785
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhirniya compares

By the 2011 count Jhirniya is the 144th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 655 residents. Its 191.63 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 892.

Getting to Jhirniya

Jhirniya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jhirniya as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhirniya from other places

Jhirniya lies about 31 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Sorai, about 22 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 Jhirniya
Tehsil headquarters Gairatganj 20 km
Nearest railway station Sorai 22 km
Nearest town Vidisha 24 km
District headquarters Raisen 31 km

Villages closest to Jhirniya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhirniya village had a population of 216. That makes it the 144th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 655 residents.

Jhirniya village has 121 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhirniya has about 785 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

Jhirniya covers 191.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhirniya falls under Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhirniya is Sorai, about 22 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 - 10 km distance for Jhirniya.

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

Jhirniya is in Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district. Gairatganj is about 20 km away. Sorai is about 22 km away. Vidisha is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Semrajerghati (under 2 km), Amkheda (1.6 km) and Sukarra (2.1 km).

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

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