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Jhiriya Population - Katni, Madhya Pradesh

Jhiriya is a medium size village located in Vijayraghavgarh Tehsil of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh with total 344 families residing. The Jhiriya village has population of 1487 of which 764 are males while 723 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Jhiriya village population of children with age 0-6 is 228 which makes up 15.33 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Jhiriya village is 946 which is higher than Madhya Pradesh state average of 931. Child Sex Ratio for the Jhiriya as per census is 983, higher than Madhya Pradesh average of 918.

Jhiriya village has lower literacy rate compared to Madhya Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Jhiriya village was 66.88 % compared to 69.32 % of Madhya Pradesh. In Jhiriya Male literacy stands at 78.58 % while female literacy rate was 54.43 %.

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 344 - -
Population 1,487 764 723
Child (0-6) 228 115 113
Schedule Caste 176 91 85
Schedule Tribe 536 268 268
Literacy 66.88 % 78.58 % 54.43 %
Total Workers 555 426 129
Main Worker 546 - -
Marginal Worker 9 4 5

Caste Factor

In Jhiriya village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 36.05 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 11.84 % of total population in Jhiriya village.

Work Profile

In Jhiriya village out of total population, 555 were engaged in work activities. 98.38 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.62 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 555 workers engaged in Main Work, 157 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 319 were Agricultural labourer.