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About Jirwar Village

Jirwar is a small village in Majhgawan tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 98, made up of 56 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.56 hectares hectares.

Jirwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jirwar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Majhgawan
Area (hectares) 99.56 hectares
Population 98
Male Population 56
Female Population 42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 750
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 Jirwar compares

By the 2011 count Jirwar is the 143rd largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 99.56 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 915.

Getting to Jirwar

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

Jirwar lies about 51 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Majhagawan, 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 Jirwar
Tehsil headquarters Majhgawan 15 km
Nearest railway station Majhagawan 16 km
Nearest town Chitrakoot Dham 30 km
District headquarters Satna 51 km

Villages closest to Jirwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jirwar village had a population of 98. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Jirwar village has 56 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jirwar has about 750 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Jirwar covers 99.56 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.

Jirwar falls under Majhgawan tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jirwar is Majhagawan, 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 10+ km distance for Jirwar.

Jirwar is about 51 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jirwar is in Majhgawan tehsil of Satna district. Majhgawan is about 15 km away. Majhagawan is about 16 km away. Chitrakoot Dham 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 Singhpur (under 2 km), Madulihai (under 2 km) and Mohani (1.7 km).

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

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