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About Jhiriya Village

Jhiriya is a mid sized village in Jaisinghnagar tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 578, made up of 303 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 584 hectares hectares.

Jhiriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhiriya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Jaisinghnagar
Area (hectares) 584 hectares
Population 578
Male Population 303
Female Population 275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
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 122nd largest of the 189 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 946 residents. Its 584 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

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. The nearest villages by name are Jamunara, Jamuniha, Jaraukhra and Jhalra. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 578. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 189 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 946 residents.

Jhiriya village has 303 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhiriya has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Jhiriya covers 584 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.

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

The census record for Jhiriya notes the nearest railway station 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 in Jaisinghnagar tehsil of Shahdol district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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