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About Jhiri Village

Jhiri is a mid sized village in Sarangpur tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 976, made up of 472 males and 504 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 359.3 hectares hectares.

Jhiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhiri village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Sarangpur
Area (hectares) 359.3 hectares
Population 976
Male Population 472
Female Population 504
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhiri compares

By the 2011 count Jhiri is the 55th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,101 residents. Its 359.3 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

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 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 31 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Udiyan Khedi, about 23 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 Udiyan Khedi 23 km
Nearest town Jirapur 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarangpur 30 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 31 km

Villages closest to Jhiri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarangpur 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 976. That makes it the 55th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,101 residents.

Jhiri village has 472 males and 504 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhiri has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Jhiri covers 359.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jhiri is Udiyan Khedi, about 23 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 10+ km distance for Jhiri.

Jhiri is about 31 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 Sarangpur tehsil of Rajgarh district. Udiyan Khedi is about 23 km away. Jirapur is about 24 km away. Sarangpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Susyahedi (1.8 km), Semli Loda (2.0 km) and Nipaniya Bika (2.2 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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