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About Jira Village

Jira is a small village in Samudrapur tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 316, made up of 169 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 317.9 hectares hectares.

Jira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jira village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Samudrapur
Area (hectares) 317.9 hectares
Population 316
Male Population 169
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jira compares

By the 2011 count Jira is the 111th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 317.9 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Jira

Jira is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jira as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jira from other places

Jira lies about 41 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Borkhedi, about 14 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 Jira
Tehsil headquarters Samudrapur 11 km
Nearest railway station Borkhedi 14 km
Nearest town Hinganghāt 26 km
District headquarters Wardha 41 km

Villages closest to Jira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jira village had a population of 316. That makes it the 111th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Jira village has 169 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jira has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Jira covers 317.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jira falls under Samudrapur tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jira is Borkhedi, about 14 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jira.

Jira is about 41 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jira is in Samudrapur tehsil of Wardha district. Samudrapur is about 11 km away. Borkhedi is about 14 km away. Hinganghāt is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Umri (under 2 km), Kurla (1.6 km) and Mahagaon (2.6 km).

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

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