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About Jhiriya Village

Jhiriya is a small village in Deori tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 260, made up of 130 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 654.48 hectares hectares.

Jhiriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhiriya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Deori
Area (hectares) 654.48 hectares
Population 260
Male Population 130
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhiriya compares

By the 2011 count Jhiriya is the 144th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 655 residents. Its 654.48 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Jhiriya

Jhiriya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jhiriya as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jhiriya from other places

Jhiriya lies about 68 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Kareli, about 39 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 Deori 14 km
Nearest town Deori Khās 14 km
Nearest railway station Kareli 39 km
District headquarters Sagar 68 km

Villages closest to Jhiriya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Deori 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 260. That makes it the 144th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 655 residents.

Jhiriya village has 130 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhiriya has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 901.

Jhiriya covers 654.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Jhiriya is Kareli, about 39 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 km distance for Jhiriya.

Jhiriya is about 68 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 Deori tehsil of Sagar district. Deori is about 14 km away. Deori Khās is about 14 km away. Kareli is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panzra (2.7 km), Rasena (3.7 km) and Kunwarpur (3.9 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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