# Jhiriya Village, Bankhedi, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bankhedi, Hoshangabad 

# Jhiriya

Jhiriya is a village in Bankhedi sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **211 people in 53 households**, the 115th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%.

- 211people (2011)
- 53households
- 51.1%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Jhiriya PIN code and other codes

Jhiriya falls in Bankhedi sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBankhedi
- Census village code488053

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?

- Bankhedi (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)112 km by road
- Pipariya (nearest town)40 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bankhedi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad
- ○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) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 **jawar, chana and wheat**. About 10% of the 595 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhiriya · ■ Bankhedi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**26%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****0%**

**27%

Television ****0%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****100%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Bankhedi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.1%**

**66.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850**

**931

Working population ****58.8%**

**43.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.8% for men and 37.2% for women. 62% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 116 (94%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%)

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 Bankhedi

- Chhirpani273 people
- Deori259 people
- Khapa Khurd258 people
- Bamhanwada251 people
- Fatehpur Tekripura195 people
- Khairi Randhir175 people
- Khabara159 people
- Bander Jhila149 people

[All 125 villages in Bankhedi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/bankhedi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jhiriya from Hoshangabad?112 km by road
- What is the population of Jhiriya?211 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhiriya in?Hoshangabad district (Bankhedi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jhiriya?51.1% (Census 2011)