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About Jhanjhri Village

Jhanjhri is a mid sized village in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 867, made up of 469 males and 398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhanjhri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhanjhri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jamui
Tehsil Islamnagar Aliganj
Pincode 811301
Area (hectares) 81 hectares
Population 867
Male Population 469
Female Population 398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 849
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Jhanjhri compares

By the 2011 count Jhanjhri is the 52nd largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents. Its 81 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Jhanjhri

The census records public bus service for Jhanjhri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhanjhri from other places

Jhanjhri lies about 34 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Kusumha Bihar, 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 Jhanjhri
Tehsil headquarters Islamnagar Aliganj 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Kusumha Bihar 22 km
Nearest town Sheikhpura 23 km
District headquarters Jamui 34 km

Villages closest to Jhanjhri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Islamnagar Aliganj 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 Jhanjhri

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhanjhri village had a population of 867. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Jhanjhri village has 469 males and 398 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhanjhri has about 849 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Jhanjhri is 811301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhanjhri covers 81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhanjhri falls under Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jhanjhri is Kusumha Bihar, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jhanjhri.

Jhanjhri is about 34 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhanjhri is in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district. Islamnagar Aliganj is about 3.4 km away. Kusumha Bihar is about 22 km away. Sheikhpura is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amba (under 2 km), Dharampur (under 2 km) and Tetaria (under 2 km).

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

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