About Jhajh Village

Jhajh is a large village in Barachatti tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,461, made up of 1,746 males and 1,715 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 400 hectares hectares.

Jhajh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhajh village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Barachatti
Area (hectares)	400 hectares
Population	3,461
Male Population	1,746
Female Population	1,715
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Jhajh compares

By the 2011 count Jhajh is the 7th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 400 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Jhajh

Jhajh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhajh 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhajh from other places

Jhajh lies about 36 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bansinala Halt, about 30 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 Jhajh
Tehsil headquarters	Barachatti	6.2 km
Nearest town	Bagaha	12 km
Nearest railway station	Bansinala Halt	30 km
District headquarters	Gaya	36 km

Villages closest to Jhajh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhajh village had a population of 3,461. That makes it the 7th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Jhajh village has 1,746 males and 1,715 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhajh has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Jhajh covers 400 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhajh falls under Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jhajh is Bansinala Halt, about 30 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 Jhajh.

Jhajh is about 36 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhajh is in Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district. Barachatti is about 6.2 km away. Bagaha is about 12 km away. Bansinala Halt is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.