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About Jhiri Village

Jhiri is a large village in Pohri tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,886, made up of 2,096 males and 1,790 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2037.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 473775, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhiri village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Pohri
Pincode 473775
Area (hectares) 2037.23 hectares
Population 3,886
Male Population 2,096
Female Population 1,790
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhiri compares

By the 2011 count Jhiri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 878 residents. Its 2037.23 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 875.

Getting to Jhiri

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

Jhiri lies about 23 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Khajuri, about 13 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 Jhiri
Tehsil headquarters Pohri 13 km
Nearest railway station Khajuri 13 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 23 km

Villages closest to Jhiri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhiri village had a population of 3,886. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 878 residents.

Jhiri village has 2,096 males and 1,790 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhiri has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 875.

The pincode recorded for Jhiri is 473775. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhiri covers 2037.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhiri falls under Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhiri is Khajuri, about 13 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 Jhiri.

Jhiri is about 23 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhiri is in Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district. Pohri is about 13 km away. Khajuri is about 13 km away. Shivpuri is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhalwasa Jhiri (under 2 km), Nagara (under 2 km) and Sewa Khedi (3.6 km).

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

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