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About Jhirnya Village

Jhirnya is a mid sized village in Karahal tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 743, made up of 393 males and 350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1356 hectares hectares.

Jhirnya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhirnya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sheopur
Tehsil Karahal
Area (hectares) 1356 hectares
Population 743
Male Population 393
Female Population 350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhirnya compares

By the 2011 count Jhirnya is the 49th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,108 residents. Its 1356 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Jhirnya

Jhirnya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhirnya 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 Jhirnya from other places

Jhirnya lies about 37 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Sheopur Kalan, about 37 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 Jhirnya
Tehsil headquarters Karahal 23 km
Nearest town Māngrol 36 km
District headquarters Sheopur 37 km
Nearest railway station Sheopur Kalan 37 km

Villages closest to Jhirnya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhirnya village had a population of 743. That makes it the 49th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,108 residents.

Jhirnya village has 393 males and 350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhirnya has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 914.

Jhirnya covers 1356 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhirnya falls under Karahal tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhirnya is Sheopur Kalan, about 37 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 Jhirnya.

Jhirnya is about 37 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhirnya is in Karahal tehsil of Sheopur district. Karahal is about 23 km away. Māngrol is about 36 km away. Sheopur is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Moorbada (2.6 km), Bhawarkuwa (2.8 km) and Sunswada (4.5 km).

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

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