About Jhula Village

Jhula is a mid sized village in Amdabad tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,560, made up of 819 males and 741 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122 hectares hectares.

Jhula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhula village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Amdabad
Area (hectares)	122 hectares
Population	1,560
Male Population	819
Female Population	741
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	905
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 Jhula compares

By the 2011 count Jhula is the 29th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents. Its 122 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Jhula

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

Jhula lies about 24 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Tejnarayanpur, about 5.5 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 Jhula
Nearest railway station	Tejnarayanpur	5.5 km
Nearest town	Manihāri	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amdabad	24 km
District headquarters	Katihar	24 km

Villages closest to Jhula

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhula village had a population of 1,560. That makes it the 29th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents.

Jhula village has 819 males and 741 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhula has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

Jhula covers 122 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhula falls under Amdabad tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jhula is Tejnarayanpur, about 5.5 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jhula.

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

Jhula is in Amdabad tehsil of Katihar district. Tejnarayanpur is about 5.5 km away. Manihāri is about 12 km away. Amdabad is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.