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About Shaharpharka Village

Shaharpharka is a large village in Sono tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,074, made up of 1,106 males and 968 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170 hectares hectares.

Shaharpharka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shaharpharka village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jamui
Tehsil Sono
Area (hectares) 170 hectares
Population 2,074
Male Population 1,106
Female Population 968
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shaharpharka compares

By the 2011 count Shaharpharka is the 25th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,002 residents. Its 170 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Shaharpharka

Shaharpharka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shaharpharka as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shaharpharka from other places

Shaharpharka lies about 24 km from Jamui. 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 Shaharpharka
Tehsil headquarters Sono 2.4 km
Nearest town Jhajha 11 km
District headquarters Jamui 24 km

Villages closest to Shaharpharka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shaharpharka village had a population of 2,074. That makes it the 25th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,002 residents.

Shaharpharka village has 1,106 males and 968 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shaharpharka has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Shaharpharka covers 170 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shaharpharka falls under Sono tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The census record for Shaharpharka notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Shaharpharka is about 24 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shaharpharka is in Sono tehsil of Jamui district. Sono is about 2.4 km away. Jhajha is about 11 km away. Jamui is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Keshopharka (under 2 km), Tola Mararo (under 2 km) and Churhit (under 2 km).

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

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