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About Jhajhwa Village

Jhajhwa is a mid sized village in Manjha tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,153, made up of 551 males and 602 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,093 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224 hectares hectares.

Jhajhwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhajhwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Manjha
Area (hectares) 224 hectares
Population 1,153
Male Population 551
Female Population 602
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,093
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jhajhwa compares

By the 2011 count Jhajhwa is the 61st largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,939 residents. Its 224 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1060.

Getting to Jhajhwa

Jhajhwa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jhajhwa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhajhwa from other places

Jhajhwa lies about 11 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Manjhagarh, about 3.0 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 Jhajhwa
Nearest railway station Manjhagarh 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Manjha 3.7 km
Nearest town Barauli 6.7 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 11 km

Villages closest to Jhajhwa

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

Common questions about Jhajhwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhajhwa village had a population of 1,153. That makes it the 61st largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,939 residents.

Jhajhwa village has 551 males and 602 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhajhwa has about 1093 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1060.

Jhajhwa covers 224 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhajhwa falls under Manjha tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jhajhwa is Manjhagarh, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jhajhwa.

Jhajhwa is about 11 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhajhwa is in Manjha tehsil of Gopalganj district. Manjhagarh is about 3.0 km away. Manjha is about 3.7 km away. Barauli is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lerwariya Tola (under 2 km), Shahabuddin Tola (under 2 km) and Tola Alimullah (under 2 km).

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

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