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About Jirona Village

Jirona is a mid sized village in Umri tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 722, made up of 363 males and 359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 400 hectares hectares.

Jirona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jirona village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Umri
Area (hectares) 400 hectares
Population 722
Male Population 363
Female Population 359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jirona compares

By the 2011 count Jirona is the 48th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,323 residents. Its 400 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Jirona

Jirona is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jirona 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jirona from other places

Jirona lies about 40 km from Nanded. 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 Jirona
Tehsil headquarters Umri 5.8 km
Nearest town Bhokar 16 km
District headquarters Nanded 40 km

Villages closest to Jirona

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jirona village had a population of 722. That makes it the 48th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,323 residents.

Jirona village has 363 males and 359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jirona has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Jirona covers 400 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jirona falls under Umri tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Jirona notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jirona.

Jirona is about 40 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jirona is in Umri tehsil of Nanded district. Umri is about 5.8 km away. Bhokar is about 16 km away. Nanded is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganipur (1.8 km), Bitnal (2.6 km) and Shirur (3.0 km).

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

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