Village · Kesli, Sagar # Jhiriya Jhiriya is a village in Kesli sub-district of Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 713 people in 198 households, the 55th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%. - 713 people (2011) - 198 households - 76.2% literacy - 690 females per 1,000 males ## Jhiriya PIN code and other codes Jhiriya falls in Kesli sub-district, Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Kesli - Census village code 461316 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jhiriya from nearby towns? - Kesli (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road - Sagar (district HQ) 30 km by road - Sagar (nearest town) 30 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jhiriya? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Jhiriya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sagar - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 3 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Jhiriya known for? The main crops are wheat, chana and soyabean. About 39% of the 381 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jhiriya Of every 100 households in Jhiriya in 2011, 76 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Jhiriya · ■ Kesli rural average - Electricity for lighting 76% 76% - Toilet within the home 0% 14% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 86% - Tap water 58% 12% - Drinking water within premises 3% 11% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 6% 21% - Television 5% 14% - Mobile phone 4% 25% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 74% 56% - Own their home 99% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jhiriya? ■ Jhiriya · ■ Kesli rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 76.2% 69.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 690 900 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 692 908 - Working population 60.2% 50.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.6% for men and 63.9% for women. 57% of men and 64% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 85 (20%) · ■ Farm labourers 208 (48%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 24 (6%) · ■ Marginal 111 (26%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kesli - Baghwara 737 people - Amoda 730 people - Muhli 718 people - Paloh 715 people - Chameli Khapa 703 people - Mangela 700 people - Jamunia 683 people - Saraivan 671 people All 189 villages in Kesli ## Quick answers - How far is Jhiriya from Sagar? 30 km by road - What is the population of Jhiriya? 713 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jhiriya in? Sagar district (Kesli sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Jhiriya? 76.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sagar/kesli/jhiriya-461316/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.