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About Jhurimal Village

Jhurimal is a mid sized village in Lephripara tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 849, made up of 432 males and 417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 425 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhurimal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhurimal village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Lephripara
Pincode 770021
Area (hectares) 425 hectares
Population 849
Male Population 432
Female Population 417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhurimal compares

By the 2011 count Jhurimal is the 17th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 612 residents. Its 425 hectares work out to about 2.0 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Jhurimal

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

Jhurimal lies about 26 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Dhutra, about 2.4 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 Jhurimal
Nearest railway station Dhutra 2.4 km
Nearest town Jharsuguda 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Lephripara 26 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 26 km

Villages closest to Jhurimal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhurimal village had a population of 849. That makes it the 17th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 612 residents.

Jhurimal village has 432 males and 417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhurimal has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Jhurimal is 770021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhurimal covers 425 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhurimal falls under Lephripara tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Jhurimal is Dhutra, about 2.4 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 - 10 km distance for Jhurimal.

Jhurimal is about 26 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhurimal is in Lephripara tehsil of Sundargarh district. Dhutra is about 2.4 km away. Jharsuguda is about 12 km away. Lephripara 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 Sanjharia (3.4 km), Telendihi (8.6 km) and Dalkijharan (8.7 km).

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

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