# Jhiriya, Vijayraghavgarh, Katni – Population & Literacy

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Village · Vijayraghavgarh, Katni 

# Jhiriya

Jhiriya is a village in [Vijayraghavgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/vijayraghavgarh/) sub-district of [Katni](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/) district, [Madhya Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **1,487 people in 344 households**, the 48th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 1,487people (2011)
- 344households
- 66.9%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Jhiriya PIN code and other codes

Jhiriya falls in Vijayraghavgarh sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockVijayraghavgarh
- Census village code488502

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?

- Vijayraghavgarh (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Katni (district HQ)35 km by road
- Vijayraghavgarh (nearest town)4 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 · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vijayraghavgarh
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kymore
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 84% of the 465 hectares of village land is sown, and 173 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, 73 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jhiriya · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**47%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**93%

Tap water ****1%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****22%**

**38%

Television ****10%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**39%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983**

**942

Working population ****37.3%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 54.4% for women. 56% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 157 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 319 (57%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 60 (11%) · **■** Marginal 9 (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 Vijayraghavgarh

- Padkhuri1,584 people
- Ghaghrota1,544 people
- Kalhara1,517 people
- Rajarwara1,510 people
- Khajura1,381 people
- Jararoda1,378 people
- Ghunaur1,369 people
- Harduwa1,356 people

[All 133 villages in Vijayraghavgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/vijayraghavgarh/villages/)

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## Quick answers

- How far is Jhiriya from Katni?35 km by road
- What is the population of Jhiriya?1,487 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhiriya in?Katni district (Vijayraghavgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jhiriya?66.9% (Census 2011)