About Jhargaon Village

Jhargaon is a large village in Khoirabari tehsil, in the district of Darrang, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,514, made up of 1,279 males and 1,235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 472.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 784522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhargaon village
Description	Value
State	Assam
District	Darrang
Tehsil	Khoirabari
Pincode	784522
Area (hectares)	472.1 hectares
Population	2,514
Male Population	1,279
Female Population	1,235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jhargaon compares

By the 2011 count Jhargaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 989 residents. Its 472.1 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Jhargaon

Jhargaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhargaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhargaon from other places

Jhargaon lies about 78 km from Darrang, and the nearest railway station is Harisinga, about 6.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Jhargaon
Nearest railway station	Harisinga	6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khoirabari	22 km
Nearest town	Mangaldai	26 km
District headquarters	Darrang	78 km

Villages closest to Jhargaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khoirabari tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Jhargaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhargaon village had a population of 2,514. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 989 residents.

Jhargaon village has 1,279 males and 1,235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhargaon has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Jhargaon is 784522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhargaon covers 472.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhargaon falls under Khoirabari tehsil of Darrang district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Jhargaon is Harisinga, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhargaon.

Jhargaon is about 78 km from Darrang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhargaon is in Khoirabari tehsil of Darrang district. Harisinga is about 6.1 km away. Khoirabari is about 22 km away. Mangaldai is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.