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About Jhajha Village

Jhajha is a small village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 300, made up of 150 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140 hectares hectares.

Jhajha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhajha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Dhuraiya
Area (hectares) 140 hectares
Population 300
Male Population 150
Female Population 150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jhajha compares

By the 2011 count Jhajha is the 133rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 140 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Jhajha

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

How far is Jhajha from other places

Jhajha lies about 22 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Godda, about 8.2 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 Jhajha
Nearest railway station Godda 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhuraiya 22 km
District headquarters Banka 22 km

Villages closest to Jhajha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhajha village had a population of 300. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

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

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhajha has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Jhajha covers 140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhajha falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jhajha is Godda, about 8.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Jhajha is about 22 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhajha is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Godda is about 8.2 km away. Dhuraiya is about 22 km away. Banka is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Motanga (under 2 km), Rajaur (under 2 km) and Sarba (1.6 km).

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

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