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About Jirina Village

Jirina is a mid sized village in Bant tehsil, in the district of Bhadrak, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,118, made up of 577 males and 541 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 756114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jirina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jirina village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Bhadrak
Tehsil Bant
Pincode 756114
Area (hectares) 206 hectares
Population 1,118
Male Population 577
Female Population 541
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jirina compares

By the 2011 count Jirina is the 8th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 687 residents. Its 206 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Jirina

Jirina is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jirina as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Jirina from other places

Jirina lies about 21 km from Bhadrak, and the nearest railway station is Kapali Road, about 15 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 Jirina
Nearest railway station Kapali Road 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Bant 21 km
District headquarters Bhadrak 21 km

Villages closest to Jirina

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jirina village had a population of 1,118. That makes it the 8th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 687 residents.

Jirina village has 577 males and 541 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jirina has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Jirina is 756114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jirina covers 206 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jirina falls under Bant tehsil of Bhadrak district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Jirina is Kapali Road, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jirina.

Jirina is about 21 km from Bhadrak in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jirina is in Bant tehsil of Bhadrak district. Kapali Road is about 15 km away. Bant is about 21 km away. Bhadrak is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Podapatna (2.6 km), Belagadia (3.4 km) and Trikona (5.3 km).

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

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