About Jharaha Village

Jharaha is a mid sized village in Nabinagar tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 625, made up of 340 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42 hectares hectares.

Jharaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharaha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Nabinagar
Area (hectares)	42 hectares
Population	625
Male Population	340
Female Population	285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	838
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 Jharaha compares

By the 2011 count Jharaha is the 148th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 940 residents. Its 42 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Jharaha

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

Jharaha lies about 19 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Barkisalaiya, about 16 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 Jharaha
Tehsil headquarters	Nabinagar	13 km
Nearest town	Nabīnagar	13 km
Nearest railway station	Barkisalaiya	16 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	19 km

Villages closest to Jharaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharaha village had a population of 625. That makes it the 148th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 940 residents.

Jharaha village has 340 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharaha has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Jharaha covers 42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jharaha falls under Nabinagar tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jharaha is Barkisalaiya, about 16 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 Jharaha.

Jharaha is about 19 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jharaha is in Nabinagar tehsil of Aurangabad district. Nabinagar is about 13 km away. Nabīnagar is about 13 km away. Barkisalaiya is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.