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About Jhakhri Village

Jhakhri is a small village in Kutumba tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 290, made up of 150 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65 hectares hectares.

Jhakhri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhakhri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Kutumba
Area (hectares) 65 hectares
Population 290
Male Population 150
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhakhri compares

By the 2011 count Jhakhri is the 175th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,053 residents. Its 65 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Jhakhri

Jhakhri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhakhri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jhakhri from other places

Jhakhri lies about 20 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Barkisalaiya, 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 Jhakhri
Tehsil headquarters Kutumba 9.6 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 20 km
Nearest town Aurangābād 20 km
Nearest railway station Barkisalaiya 23 km

Villages closest to Jhakhri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhakhri village had a population of 290. That makes it the 175th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,053 residents.

Jhakhri village has 150 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhakhri has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Jhakhri covers 65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhakhri falls under Kutumba tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jhakhri is Barkisalaiya, 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 village for Jhakhri.

Jhakhri is about 20 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhakhri is in Kutumba tehsil of Aurangabad district. Kutumba is about 9.6 km away. Aurangabad is about 20 km away. Aurangābād is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Misra Bigha (under 2 km), Patila (under 2 km) and Bhaluwari Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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