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Jhiriya Population - Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh

Jhiriya is a medium size village located in Jaitpur Tehsil of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh with total 297 families residing. The Jhiriya village has population of 1301 of which 646 are males while 655 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Jhiriya village population of children with age 0-6 is 214 which makes up 16.45 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Jhiriya village is 1014 which is higher than Madhya Pradesh state average of 931. Child Sex Ratio for the Jhiriya as per census is 877, lower than Madhya Pradesh average of 918.

Jhiriya village has lower literacy rate compared to Madhya Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Jhiriya village was 63.39 % compared to 69.32 % of Madhya Pradesh. In Jhiriya Male literacy stands at 72.18 % while female literacy rate was 54.95 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Jhiriya village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Jhiriya village.

Jhiriya Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 297 - -
Population 1,301 646 655
Child (0-6) 214 114 100
Schedule Caste 116 62 54
Schedule Tribe 507 251 256
Literacy 63.39 % 72.18 % 54.95 %
Total Workers 695 359 336
Main Worker 198 - -
Marginal Worker 497 195 302

Caste Factor

In Jhiriya village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 38.97 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 8.92 % of total population in Jhiriya village.

Work Profile

In Jhiriya village out of total population, 695 were engaged in work activities. 28.49 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 71.51 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 695 workers engaged in Main Work, 48 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 142 were Agricultural labourer.