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About Jhajhani Village

Jhajhani is a mid sized village in Chand tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 676, made up of 343 males and 333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhajhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhajhani village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Chand
Pincode 821106
Area (hectares) 270 hectares
Population 676
Male Population 343
Female Population 333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhajhani compares

By the 2011 count Jhajhani is the 66th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents. Its 270 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Jhajhani

Jhajhani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhajhani as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jhajhani from other places

Jhajhani lies about 110 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Karamnasi, about 14 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 Jhajhani
Tehsil headquarters Chand under 2 km
Nearest railway station Karamnasi 14 km
Nearest town Chandauli 21 km
District headquarters Kaimur 110 km

Villages closest to Jhajhani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhajhani village had a population of 676. That makes it the 66th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents.

Jhajhani village has 343 males and 333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhajhani has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Jhajhani is 821106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhajhani covers 270 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhajhani falls under Chand tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jhajhani is Karamnasi, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jhajhani.

Jhajhani is about 110 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhajhani is in Chand tehsil of Kaimur district. Chand is about under 2 km away. Karamnasi is about 14 km away. Chandauli is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chand (under 2 km), Saraila (under 2 km) and Bheri (under 2 km).

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

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