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About Jhiri Village

Jhiri is a small village in Biaora tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 306, made up of 157 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196.19 hectares hectares.

Jhiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhiri village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Biaora
Area (hectares) 196.19 hectares
Population 306
Male Population 157
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
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 Jhiri compares

By the 2011 count Jhiri is the 197th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 811 residents. Its 196.19 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Jhiri

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

Jhiri lies about 36 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Pench, about 16 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 Jhiri
Nearest railway station Pench 16 km
Nearest town Chāchaura 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Biaora 23 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 36 km

Villages closest to Jhiri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhiri village had a population of 306. That makes it the 197th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 811 residents.

Jhiri village has 157 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhiri has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Jhiri covers 196.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhiri falls under Biaora tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhiri is Pench, about 16 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 Jhiri.

Jhiri is about 36 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhiri is in Biaora tehsil of Rajgarh district. Pench is about 16 km away. Chāchaura is about 18 km away. Biaora is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kundanpur (under 2 km), Dehri Kheda (under 2 km) and Kala Kot (under 2 km).

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

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