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About Jhari Village

Jhari is a mid sized village in Goh tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,051, made up of 552 males and 499 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215 hectares hectares.

Jhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Goh
Area (hectares) 215 hectares
Population 1,051
Male Population 552
Female Population 499
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
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 Jhari compares

By the 2011 count Jhari is the 76th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents. Its 215 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Jhari

Jhari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhari 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 Jhari from other places

Jhari lies about 43 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Rafiganj, about 23 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 Jhari
Tehsil headquarters Goh 5.2 km
Nearest town Tekāri 19 km
Nearest railway station Rafiganj 23 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 43 km

Villages closest to Jhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhari village had a population of 1,051. That makes it the 76th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents.

Jhari village has 552 males and 499 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhari has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

Jhari covers 215 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhari falls under Goh tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jhari is Rafiganj, about 23 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 Jhari.

Jhari is about 43 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhari is in Goh tehsil of Aurangabad district. Goh is about 5.2 km away. Tekāri is about 19 km away. Rafiganj is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salempur (under 2 km), Pipra (under 2 km) and Dhawahi (under 2 km).

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

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