# Jhiriya Village, Khairlanji, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Khairlanji, Balaghat 

# Jhiriya

Jhiriya is a village in Khairlanji sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,336 people in 374 households**, the 54th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 1,336people (2011)
- 374households
- 79.6%literacy
- 1,009females per 1,000 males

## Jhiriya PIN code and other codes

Jhiriya falls in Khairlanji sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKhairlanji
- Census village code497467

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Jhiriya from nearby towns?

- Khairlanji (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)39 km by road
- Waraseoni (nearest town)20 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Jhiriya?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Jhiriya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rampayli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Waraseoni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jhiriya known for?

The main crops are **dhan and wheat**. About 71% of the 618 hectares of village land is sown, and 105 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Jhiriya

Of every 100 households in Jhiriya in 2011, 43 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhiriya · ■ Khairlanji rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****7%**

**30%

Television ****5%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****64%**

**36%

Own their home ****88%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Jhiriya?

■ Jhiriya · ■ Khairlanji rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**1027

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****989**

**983

Working population ****48.2%**

**57.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 70.8% for women. 51% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 51 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 26 (4%) · **■** Marginal 561 (87%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Khairlanji

- Miragpur1,418 people
- Gajpur1,410 people
- Shankar Pipariya1,380 people
- Chutiya1,362 people
- Manegaon1,280 people
- Mohgaon Ghat1,220 people
- Sukdighat1,207 people
- Shivpur Urf Lilama1,148 people

[All 84 villages in Khairlanji](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/khairlanji/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jhiriya from Balaghat?39 km by road
- What is the population of Jhiriya?1,336 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhiriya in?Balaghat district (Khairlanji sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jhiriya?79.6% (Census 2011)