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About Jhajhra Village

Jhajhra is a large village in Kusheshwar Asthan tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,679, made up of 2,532 males and 2,147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares.

Jhajhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhajhra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Kusheshwar Asthan
Area (hectares) 166 hectares
Population 4,679
Male Population 2,532
Female Population 2,147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jhajhra compares

By the 2011 count Jhajhra is the 12th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Jhajhra

Jhajhra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jhajhra as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Harnagar, Hathauri, Hathra and Hirni. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jhajhra

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhajhra village had a population of 4,679. That makes it the 12th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents.

Jhajhra village has 2,532 males and 2,147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhajhra has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

Jhajhra covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jhajhra falls under Kusheshwar Asthan tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The census record for Jhajhra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Jhajhra is in Kusheshwar Asthan tehsil of Darbhanga district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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