About Jirga Village

Jirga is a small village in Jalkot tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 443, made up of 223 males and 220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413514, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jirga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jirga village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Latur
Tehsil	Jalkot
Pincode	413514
Area (hectares)	196.4 hectares
Population	443
Male Population	223
Female Population	220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jirga compares

By the 2011 count Jirga is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,855 residents. Its 196.4 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Jirga

Jirga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jirga as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Jirga from other places

Jirga lies about 63 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Kumthakhurd, about 25 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 Jirga
Tehsil headquarters	Jalkot	6.5 km
Nearest town	Ahmadpur	22 km
Nearest railway station	Kumthakhurd	25 km
District headquarters	Latur	63 km

Villages closest to Jirga

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

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Common questions about Jirga

As per the Census of India 2011, Jirga village had a population of 443. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,855 residents.

Jirga village has 223 males and 220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jirga has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Jirga is 413514. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jirga covers 196.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jirga falls under Jalkot tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jirga is Kumthakhurd, about 25 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 10+ km distance for Jirga.

Jirga is about 63 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jirga is in Jalkot tehsil of Latur district. Jalkot is about 6.5 km away. Ahmadpur is about 22 km away. Kumthakhurd is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.