About Jhari Village

Jhari is a large village in Amas tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,138, made up of 1,629 males and 1,509 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 304 hectares hectares.

Jhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhari village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Amas
Area (hectares)	304 hectares
Population	3,138
Male Population	1,629
Female Population	1,509
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
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 Jhari compares

By the 2011 count Jhari is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 304 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Jhari

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

Jhari lies about 41 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Rafiganj, 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 Jhari
Tehsil headquarters	Amas	1.6 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	16 km
Nearest railway station	Rafiganj	23 km
District headquarters	Gaya	41 km

Villages closest to Jhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhari village had a population of 3,138. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Jhari village has 1,629 males and 1,509 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhari has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Jhari covers 304 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhari falls under Amas tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jhari is Rafiganj, 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jhari.

Jhari is about 41 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhari is in Amas tehsil of Gaya district. Amas is about 1.6 km away. Sherghāti is about 16 km away. Rafiganj is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.