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About Jirai Village

Jirai is a small village in Tiring tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 418, made up of 204 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757056, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jirai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jirai village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Tiring
Pincode 757056
Area (hectares) 72 hectares
Population 418
Male Population 204
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jirai compares

By the 2011 count Jirai is the 51st largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 743 residents. Its 72 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Jirai

Jirai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jirai as Available within 10+ 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 Jirai from other places

Jirai lies about 96 km from Mayurbhanj, and the nearest railway station is Sidhirsai, about 16 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 Jirai
Tehsil headquarters Tiring 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Sidhirsai 16 km
Nearest town Gobindpur 20 km
District headquarters Mayurbhanj 96 km

Villages closest to Jirai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jirai village had a population of 418. That makes it the 51st largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 743 residents.

Jirai village has 204 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jirai has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Jirai is 757056. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jirai covers 72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jirai falls under Tiring tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Jirai is Sidhirsai, about 16 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jirai.

Jirai is about 96 km from Mayurbhanj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jirai is in Tiring tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Tiring is about 8.8 km away. Sidhirsai is about 16 km away. Gobindpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandhua (under 2 km), Kulughutu (under 2 km) and Dinasasan (2.3 km).

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

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