Village · Gulabganj, Vidisha # Jhirniya Jhirniya is a village in Gulabganj sub-district of Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 494 people in 103 households, the 48th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%. - 494 people (2011) - 103 households - 80.9% literacy - 893 females per 1,000 males ## Jhirniya PIN code and other codes Jhirniya falls in Gulabganj sub-district, Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Gyaraspur - Census village code 481805 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jhirniya from nearby towns? - Gulabganj (sub-district HQ) 37 km by road - Vidisha (district HQ) 32 km by road - Vidisha (nearest town) 32 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 - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Vidisha - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Vidisha - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 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 wheat, chana and masoor. About 89% of the 137 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 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, 47 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 24 a car. ■ Jhirniya · ■ Gulabganj rural average - Electricity for lighting 47% 74% - Toilet within the home 11% 17% - No toilet (open defecation) 89% 83% - Tap water 1% 5% - Drinking water within premises 13% 19% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 7% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 89% 93% - Use banking services 47% 44% - Television 32% 34% - Mobile phone 39% 47% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 29% 19% - Car / jeep / van 24% 2% - None of these assets 32% 34% - Own their home 99% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jhirniya? ■ Jhirniya · ■ Gulabganj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 80.9% 75.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 893 908 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 767 927 - Working population 34.0% 38.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.9% for men and 71.0% for women. 50% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 61 (36%) · ■ Farm labourers 16 (10%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 38 (23%) · ■ Marginal 52 (31%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Gulabganj - Rusalli Chaubisa 529 people - Hatkheda 527 people - Mehrukhedi 519 people - Pipariya Gunua 498 people - Mundra Gunua 492 people - Karariya Chaubisa 489 people - Hatiyakheda 460 people - Babliya 440 people All 76 villages in Gulabganj ## Quick answers - How far is Jhirniya from Vidisha? 32 km by road - What is the population of Jhirniya? 494 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jhirniya in? Vidisha district (Gulabganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Jhirniya? 80.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/vidisha/gulabganj/jhirniya/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.