Jhiriya, Akaltara
Jhiriya (झिरिया) is a village located in the Akaltara Tehsil of Janjgir-Champa district of Chhattisgarh. The village falls in Akaltara block and comes under Amlipali Gram Panchayat.
As on December 2025, the current population of Jhiriya is 427 out of which 218 are males and rest 209 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 959 females per 1000 males. There are around 58 teenagers in Jhiriya. It has literacy rate of 63% which means around 269 persons can read and write. Total 171 people belonging to scheduled caste and 241 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 89 households in Jhiriya, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 354. The pincode of Jhiriya is 495552 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Akaltara Sub Post office
- Piparsatti Branch Post office
- Pandaria Branch Post office
- Arjuni Branch Post office
- Birkoni Branch Post office
Schools
Jhiriya has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
Hospitals
Jhiriya has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Sub-Health Center-Jhalmala
- Sub-Health Center Akaltara B
- Sub-Health Center Katghari
- Sub-Health Center Kapan
- Sub-Health Center Suwarmal
Banks
Jhiriya has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.