About Jhirwa Village

Jhirwa is a large village in Uchkagaon tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,359, made up of 1,670 males and 1,689 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228 hectares hectares.

Jhirwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhirwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gopalganj
Tehsil	Uchkagaon
Area (hectares)	228 hectares
Population	3,359
Male Population	1,670
Female Population	1,689
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,011
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhirwa compares

By the 2011 count Jhirwa is the 11th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents. Its 228 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1040.

Getting to Jhirwa

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

Jhirwa lies about 30 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Tariasujan, about 3.6 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 Jhirwa
Nearest railway station	Tariasujan	3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Uchkagaon	16 km
Nearest town	Kataiya	22 km
District headquarters	Gopalganj	30 km

Villages closest to Jhirwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhirwa village had a population of 3,359. That makes it the 11th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents.

Jhirwa village has 1,670 males and 1,689 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhirwa has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1040.

Jhirwa covers 228 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhirwa falls under Uchkagaon tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jhirwa is Tariasujan, about 3.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhirwa.

Jhirwa is about 30 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhirwa is in Uchkagaon tehsil of Gopalganj district. Tariasujan is about 3.6 km away. Uchkagaon is about 16 km away. Kataiya is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.