About Jhakhra Village

Jhakhra is a large village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,948, made up of 1,527 males and 1,421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250 hectares hectares.

Jhakhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhakhra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Shambhuganj
Area (hectares)	250 hectares
Population	2,948
Male Population	1,527
Female Population	1,421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhakhra compares

By the 2011 count Jhakhra is the 10th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 250 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Jhakhra

Jhakhra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhakhra as Available within 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 Jhakhra from other places

Jhakhra lies about 28 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Kamarganj, about 20 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 Jhakhra
Nearest town	Amarpur	18 km
Nearest railway station	Kamarganj	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shambhuganj	28 km
District headquarters	Banka	28 km

Villages closest to Jhakhra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhakhra village had a population of 2,948. That makes it the 10th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Jhakhra village has 1,527 males and 1,421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhakhra has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 879.

Jhakhra covers 250 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhakhra falls under Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jhakhra is Kamarganj, about 20 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jhakhra.

Jhakhra is about 28 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhakhra is in Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district. Amarpur is about 18 km away. Kamarganj is about 20 km away. Shambhuganj is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.