About Jharia Village

Jharia is a mid sized village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 638, made up of 345 males and 293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1332.61 hectares hectares.

Jharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kaimur
Tehsil	Chainpur
Area (hectares)	1332.61 hectares
Population	638
Male Population	345
Female Population	293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	849
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jharia compares

By the 2011 count Jharia is the 84th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,264 residents. Its 1332.61 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Jharia

Jharia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jharia as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jharia from other places

Jharia lies about 130 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Chailaha Halt, about 3.5 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 Jharia
Nearest railway station	Chailaha Halt	3.5 km
Nearest town	Mothīhāri	6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chainpur	19 km
District headquarters	Kaimur	130 km

Villages closest to Jharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharia village had a population of 638. That makes it the 84th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,264 residents.

Jharia village has 345 males and 293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharia has about 849 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Jharia covers 1332.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jharia falls under Chainpur tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jharia is Chailaha Halt, about 3.5 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 10+ km distance for Jharia.

Jharia is about 130 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jharia is in Chainpur tehsil of Kaimur district. Chailaha Halt is about 3.5 km away. Mothīhāri is about 6.9 km away. Chainpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.