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About Jhiriya Village

Jhiriya is a mid sized village in Beohari tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,813, made up of 914 males and 899 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248.92 hectares hectares.

Jhiriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhiriya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Beohari
Area (hectares) 248.92 hectares
Population 1,813
Male Population 914
Female Population 899
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhiriya compares

By the 2011 count Jhiriya is the 33rd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents. Its 248.92 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

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 village. 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 96 km from Shahdol, and the nearest railway station is Chhataini, about 18 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 Beohari 16 km
Nearest town Beohāri 16 km
Nearest railway station Chhataini 18 km
District headquarters Shahdol 96 km

Villages closest to Jhiriya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Beohari 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 1,813. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents.

Jhiriya village has 914 males and 899 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhiriya has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Jhiriya covers 248.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhiriya falls under Beohari tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhiriya is Chhataini, about 18 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jhiriya.

Jhiriya is about 96 km from Shahdol in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhiriya is in Beohari tehsil of Shahdol district. Beohari is about 16 km away. Beohāri is about 16 km away. Chhataini is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chachai (2.9 km), Shahargarh (3.2 km) and Sejhari (4.0 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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