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About Jhiriya Village

Jhiriya is a small village in Nagod tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 437, made up of 216 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.25 hectares hectares.

Jhiriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhiriya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Nagod
Area (hectares) 246.25 hectares
Population 437
Male Population 216
Female Population 221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ 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 129th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 887 residents. Its 246.25 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 934.

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 10+ 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 30 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Sagma, about 28 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 Nagod 14 km
Nearest town Nāgod 14 km
Nearest railway station Sagma 28 km
District headquarters Satna 30 km

Villages closest to Jhiriya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagod 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 437. That makes it the 129th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 887 residents.

Jhiriya village has 216 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhiriya has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Jhiriya covers 246.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhiriya falls under Nagod tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhiriya is Sagma, about 28 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jhiriya.

Jhiriya is about 30 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhiriya is in Nagod tehsil of Satna district. Nagod is about 14 km away. Nāgod is about 14 km away. Sagma is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaihai (under 2 km), Purusottampur (under 2 km) and Jamunihai (under 2 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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