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About Jharna Village

Jharna is a small village in Deo tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 147, made up of 73 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 527.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jharna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Deo
Pincode 824202
Area (hectares) 527.3 hectares
Population 147
Male Population 73
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jharna compares

By the 2011 count Jharna is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,522 residents. Its 527.3 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Jharna

Jharna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jharna as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jharna from other places

Jharna lies about 25 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Nabinagar Road, about 31 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 Jharna
Tehsil headquarters Deo 16 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 25 km
Nearest town Aurangābād 25 km
Nearest railway station Nabinagar Road 31 km

Villages closest to Jharna

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

Common questions about Jharna

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharna village had a population of 147. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,522 residents.

Jharna village has 73 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharna has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Jharna is 824202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jharna covers 527.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jharna falls under Deo tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jharna is Nabinagar Road, about 31 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Jharna is about 25 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jharna is in Deo tehsil of Aurangabad district. Deo is about 16 km away. Aurangabad is about 25 km away. Aurangābād is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pathra (under 2 km), Golaha (2.1 km) and Tenui Saraura (2.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Jharna today is likely to be higher.

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