# Jhirniya Village, Gairatganj, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gairatganj, Raisen 

# Jhirniya

Jhirniya is a village in Gairatganj sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **216 people in 54 households**, the 144th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.

- 216people (2011)
- 54households
- 77.6%literacy
- 785females per 1,000 males

## Jhirniya PIN code and other codes

Jhirniya falls in Gairatganj sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockGairatganj
- Census village code483913

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

## How far is Jhirniya from nearby towns?

- Gairatgang (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ)52 km by road
- Gairatganj (nearest town)7 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 Jhirniya?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Jhirniya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gairatganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gairatganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raisen
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 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 library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Jhirniya known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 80% of the 192 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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 Jhirniya

Of every 100 households in Jhirniya in 2011, 44 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhirniya · ■ Gairatganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**74%

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

**13%

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

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

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

**14%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****25%**

**26%

Television ****27%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**41%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Jhirniya?

■ Jhirniya · ■ Gairatganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%**

**78.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****785**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****538**

**941

Working population ****56.0%**

**44.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 67.0% for women. 60% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 32 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (25%) · **■** Household industry 9 (7%) · **■** Other work 7 (6%) · **■** Marginal 43 (36%)

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 Gairatganj

- Chironjiya223 people
- Maheshri222 people
- Rajhadi220 people
- Khejdagarhi219 people
- Mankapur212 people
- Kirroda204 people
- Kesali203 people
- Jamuniya Brajbhan195 people

[All 169 villages in Gairatganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/gairatganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jhirniya from Raisen?52 km by road
- What is the population of Jhirniya?216 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhirniya in?Raisen district (Gairatganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jhirniya?77.6% (Census 2011)