# Jhiriya Village, Chaurai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Chaurai, Chhindwara 

# Jhiriya

Jhiriya is a village in Chaurai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **832 people in 170 households**, the 90th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 832people (2011)
- 170households
- 66.6%literacy
- 1,005females per 1,000 males

## Jhiriya PIN code and other codes

Jhiriya falls in Chaurai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockChaurai
- Census village code494345

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?

- Chaurai (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)47 km by road
- Chaurai Khas (nearest town)12 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chaurai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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?

About 76% of the 341 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 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, 87 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jhiriya · ■ Chaurai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**88%

Tap water ****58%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**13%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****50%**

**36%

Television ****22%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**46%

Own their home ****79%**

**93%

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 · ■ Chaurai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**941

Working population ****47.6%**

**48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 59.1% for women. 54% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 134 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 20 (5%) · **■** Marginal 221 (56%)

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 Chaurai

- Chikhli Khurd852 people
- Hasanpur848 people
- Kukarai847 people
- Naulajhir840 people
- Khatkar832 people
- Pindrai Saraf829 people
- Khairi Rani828 people
- Amgaon826 people

[All 190 villages in Chaurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/chaurai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jhiriya from Chhindwara?47 km by road
- What is the population of Jhiriya?832 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhiriya in?Chhindwara district (Chaurai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jhiriya?66.6% (Census 2011)