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About Jhiriya Village

Jhiriya is a mid sized village in Kesli tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 785, made up of 423 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 785.94 hectares hectares.

Jhiriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhiriya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Kesli
Area (hectares) 785.94 hectares
Population 785
Male Population 423
Female Population 362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 856
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhiriya compares

By the 2011 count Jhiriya is the 43rd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 785.94 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 903.

Getting to Jhiriya

Jhiriya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhiriya as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jhiriya from other places

Jhiriya lies about 54 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Bohani, about 50 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 Jhiriya
Tehsil headquarters Kesli 6.8 km
Nearest town Deori Khās 20 km
Nearest railway station Bohani 50 km
District headquarters Sagar 54 km

Villages closest to Jhiriya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhiriya village had a population of 785. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Jhiriya village has 423 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhiriya has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

Jhiriya covers 785.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhiriya falls under Kesli tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhiriya is Bohani, about 50 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 village for Jhiriya.

Jhiriya is about 54 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhiriya is in Kesli tehsil of Sagar district. Kesli is about 6.8 km away. Deori Khās is about 20 km away. Bohani is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chauka (2.6 km), Adharpur (3.1 km) and Untkata (3.5 km).

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

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