Village · Shujalpur, Shajapur # Jhirniya Jhirniya is a village in Shujalpur sub-district of Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 334 people in 69 households, the 115th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%. - 334 people (2011) - 69 households - 72.8% literacy - 1,000 females per 1,000 males ## Jhirniya PIN code and other codes Jhirniya falls in Shujalpur sub-district, Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Shujalpur - Census village code 473036 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jhirniya from nearby towns? - Shujalpur (sub-district HQ) 1 km by road - Shajapur (district HQ) 55 km by road - Shujalpur (nearest town) 1 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jhirniya? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Jhirniya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Shujalpur - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Shujalpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shajapur - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Jhirniya known for? The main crops are soyabean, wheat and chana. About 73% of the 316 hectares of village land is sown, and 116 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jhirniya Of every 100 households in Jhirniya in 2011, 97 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Jhirniya · ■ Shujalpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 97% 85% - Toilet within the home 24% 16% - No toilet (open defecation) 76% 84% - Tap water 0% 3% - Drinking water within premises 27% 10% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 97% - Use banking services 60% 41% - Television 31% 30% - Mobile phone 70% 56% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 16% 18% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 18% 28% - Own their home 88% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jhirniya? ■ Jhirniya · ■ Shujalpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 72.8% 72.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 932 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 886 915 - Working population 43.1% 49.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.4% for men and 56.6% for women. 50% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 60 (42%) · ■ Farm labourers 9 (6%) · ■ Other work 8 (6%) · ■ Marginal 67 (47%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shujalpur - Lahauri 360 people - Kher Khedi 358 people - Sujatpur 355 people - Mubarikpur 345 people - Pagrawad Khurd 329 people - Chouki Shahpur 314 people - Dewan Khedi 308 people - Rustampur 297 people All 138 villages in Shujalpur ## Other places named Jhirniya - Jhirniya · Village, Berasia, Bhopal · 962 people - Jhirniya · Village, Ghatiya, Ujjain · 833 people - Jhirniya · Village, Jhalrapatan, Jhalawar · 773 people - Jhirniya · Village, Nasrullaganj, Sehore · 690 people - Jhirniya · Village, Gulabganj, Vidisha · 494 people - Jhirniya · Village, Raisen, Raisen · 306 people ## Quick answers - How far is Jhirniya from Shajapur? 55 km by road - What is the population of Jhirniya? 334 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jhirniya in? Shajapur district (Shujalpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Jhirniya? 72.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/shujalpur/jhirniya/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.