About Jhirna Village

Jhirna is a mid sized village in Hindaun tehsil, in the district of Karauli, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,399, made up of 748 males and 651 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 426.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 322230, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhirna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhirna village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Karauli
Tehsil	Hindaun
Pincode	322230
Area (hectares)	426.44 hectares
Population	1,399
Male Population	748
Female Population	651
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	870
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhirna compares

By the 2011 count Jhirna is the 92nd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,990 residents. Its 426.44 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 854.

Getting to Jhirna

Jhirna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhirna as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jhirna from other places

Jhirna lies about 20 km from Karauli, and the nearest railway station is Sikroda Mina, about 13 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 Jhirna
Tehsil headquarters	Hindaun	11 km
Nearest railway station	Sikroda Mina	13 km
District headquarters	Karauli	20 km

Villages closest to Jhirna

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

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Common questions about Jhirna

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhirna village had a population of 1,399. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,990 residents.

Jhirna village has 748 males and 651 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhirna has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 854.

The pincode recorded for Jhirna is 322230. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhirna covers 426.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhirna falls under Hindaun tehsil of Karauli district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Jhirna is Sikroda Mina, about 13 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 village for Jhirna.

Jhirna is about 20 km from Karauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhirna is in Hindaun tehsil of Karauli district. Hindaun is about 11 km away. Sikroda Mina is about 13 km away. Karauli is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.