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About Jhiriya Village

Jhiriya is a small village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 376, made up of 193 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101 hectares hectares.

Jhiriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhiriya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Ramnagar
Area (hectares) 101 hectares
Population 376
Male Population 193
Female Population 183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
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 117th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 897 residents. Its 101 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

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 45 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Vijay Sota, about 29 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 Ramnagar 10 km
Nearest railway station Vijay Sota 29 km
Nearest town Maihar 31 km
District headquarters Satna 45 km

Villages closest to Jhiriya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramnagar 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 376. That makes it the 117th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 897 residents.

Jhiriya village has 193 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhiriya has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Jhiriya covers 101 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jhiriya is Vijay Sota, about 29 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 45 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 Ramnagar tehsil of Satna district. Ramnagar is about 10 km away. Vijay Sota is about 29 km away. Maihar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhedra (under 2 km), Gorhai (1.7 km) and Gailahari (1.7 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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