Skip to main content

About Jhirniya Village

Jhirniya is a small village in Pirawa tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 243, made up of 122 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 367.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhirniya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhirniya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Pirawa
Pincode 326513
Area (hectares) 367.05 hectares
Population 243
Male Population 122
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhirniya compares

By the 2011 count Jhirniya is the 170th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 988 residents. Its 367.05 hectares work out to about 0.7 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, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Jhirniya

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

Jhirniya lies about 22 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Jhalarapatan, about 18 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 Jhirniya
Nearest town Jhālrapātan 17 km
Nearest railway station Jhalarapatan 18 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Pirawa 28 km

Villages closest to Jhirniya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhirniya village had a population of 243. That makes it the 170th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 988 residents.

Jhirniya village has 122 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhirniya has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Jhirniya is 326513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhirniya covers 367.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhirniya falls under Pirawa tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Jhirniya is Jhalarapatan, about 18 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhirniya.

Jhirniya is about 22 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhirniya is in Pirawa tehsil of Jhalawar district. Jhālrapātan is about 17 km away. Jhalarapatan is about 18 km away. Jhalawar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadiya (under 2 km), Rajpura Khurd (1.7 km) and Soyli (1.8 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.