About Jirga Village

Jirga is a large village in Mukhed tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,062, made up of 1,074 males and 988 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 716 hectares hectares.

Jirga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jirga village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Nanded
Tehsil	Mukhed
Area (hectares)	716 hectares
Population	2,062
Male Population	1,074
Female Population	988
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jirga compares

By the 2011 count Jirga is the 41st largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,768 residents. Its 716 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below 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 5 - 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 Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Udgir, about 33 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
Nearest town	Mukher	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mukhed	15 km
Nearest railway station	Udgir	33 km
District headquarters	Nanded	63 km

Villages closest to Jirga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mukhed 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 2,062. That makes it the 41st largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,768 residents.

Jirga village has 1,074 males and 988 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jirga has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Jirga covers 716 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jirga falls under Mukhed tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jirga is Udgir, about 33 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jirga.

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

Jirga is in Mukhed tehsil of Nanded district. Mukher is about 13 km away. Mukhed is about 15 km away. Udgir is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.