About Jharaha Village

Jharaha is a small village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 32, made up of 14 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,286 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43 hectares hectares.

Jharaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharaha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Gurua
Area (hectares)	43 hectares
Population	32
Male Population	14
Female Population	18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,286
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 Jharaha compares

By the 2011 count Jharaha is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 43 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Jharaha

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

Jharaha lies about 19 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paraiya, about 14 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 Jharaha
Tehsil headquarters	Gurua	8.8 km
Nearest town	Bodh Gaya	13 km
Nearest railway station	Paraiya	14 km
District headquarters	Gaya	19 km

Villages closest to Jharaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharaha village had a population of 32. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Jharaha village has 14 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharaha has about 1286 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Jharaha covers 43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jharaha falls under Gurua tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jharaha is Paraiya, about 14 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 Jharaha.

Jharaha is about 19 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jharaha is in Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Gurua is about 8.8 km away. Bodh Gaya is about 13 km away. Paraiya is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.