About Jhajhwa Village

Jhajhwa is a large village in Sidhwalia tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,944, made up of 1,497 males and 1,447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263.19 hectares hectares.

Jhajhwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhajhwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gopalganj
Tehsil	Sidhwalia
Area (hectares)	263.19 hectares
Population	2,944
Male Population	1,497
Female Population	1,447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
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 Jhajhwa compares

By the 2011 count Jhajhwa is the 20th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,059 residents. Its 263.19 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Jhajhwa

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

Jhajhwa lies about 27 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Sidhwalia, about 3.8 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	Sidhwalia	3.8 km
Nearest town	Barauli	10 km
District headquarters	Gopalganj	27 km

Villages closest to Jhajhwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhajhwa village had a population of 2,944. That makes it the 20th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,059 residents.

Jhajhwa village has 1,497 males and 1,447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhajhwa has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Jhajhwa covers 263.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhajhwa falls under Sidhwalia tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jhajhwa is Sidhwalia, about 3.8 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 Jhajhwa.

Jhajhwa is about 27 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 Sidhwalia tehsil of Gopalganj district. Sidhwalia is about 3.8 km away. Barauli is about 10 km away. Gopalganj is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.