The municipality covers an area of 39.85 square kilometres (15.39sqmi), and has a population of 1,432 (as at 3July 2006).
Žihle lies approximately 33 kilometres (21mi) north of Plzeň and 76km (47mi) west of Prague, around the municipality also lies, Hluboka, the Chateau from Kalec, Nový Dvůr, Odlezly and Přehořov.