# Jhirnya Village, Maheshwar, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Maheshwar, Khargone 

# Jhirnya

Jhirnya is a village in Maheshwar sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **663 people in 142 households**, the 109th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 663people (2011)
- 142households
- 62.9%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Jhirnya PIN code and other codes

Jhirnya falls in Maheshwar sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMaheshwar
- Census village code476959

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

## How far is Jhirnya from nearby towns?

- Maheshwar (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Khargone (district HQ)82 km by road
- Maheshwar (nearest town)25 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 Jhirnya?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Maheshwar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Barwaha
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 10 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 Jhirnya known for?

The main crops are **cotton, soyabean and wheat**. About 91% of the 249 hectares of village land is sown, and 212 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 Jhirnya

Of every 100 households in Jhirnya in 2011, 100 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jhirnya · ■ Maheshwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**81%

Tap water ****3%**

**48%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**30%

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

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**87%

Use banking services ****22%**

**28%

Television ****22%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****61%**

**46%

Own their home ****98%**

**92%

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 Jhirnya?

■ Jhirnya · ■ Maheshwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1263**

**933

Working population ****64.4%**

**52.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.1% for men and 47.8% for women. 65% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 70 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 137 (32%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (3%) · **■** Marginal 207 (48%)

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 Maheshwar

- Baddiya705 people
- Navrangpura688 people
- Mohad672 people
- Chirakhan666 people
- Borbawadiya653 people
- Bilbawdi642 people
- Khedi638 people
- Dhapla628 people

[All 207 villages in Maheshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/maheshwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jhirnya from Khargone?82 km by road
- What is the population of Jhirnya?663 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhirnya in?Khargone district (Maheshwar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jhirnya?62.9% (Census 2011)