About Jhor Village

Jhor is a mid sized village in Sherghati tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,420, made up of 706 males and 714 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212 hectares hectares.

Jhor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhor village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Sherghati
Area (hectares)	212 hectares
Population	1,420
Male Population	706
Female Population	714
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,011
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 Jhor compares

By the 2011 count Jhor is the 35th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents. Its 212 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Jhor

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

Jhor lies about 36 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paharpur, about 22 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 Jhor
Nearest town	Bagaha	5.2 km
Nearest railway station	Paharpur	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sherghati	29 km
District headquarters	Gaya	36 km

Villages closest to Jhor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhor village had a population of 1,420. That makes it the 35th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Jhor village has 706 males and 714 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhor has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

Jhor covers 212 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhor falls under Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jhor is Paharpur, about 22 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 Jhor.

Jhor 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.

Jhor is in Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district. Bagaha is about 5.2 km away. Paharpur is about 22 km away. Sherghati is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.