About Jarhanda Village

Jarhanda is a mid sized village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,148, made up of 601 males and 547 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207.9 hectares hectares.

Jarhanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarhanda village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Azamnagar
Area (hectares)	207.9 hectares
Population	1,148
Male Population	601
Female Population	547
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jarhanda compares

By the 2011 count Jarhanda is the 92nd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 207.9 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Jarhanda

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

How far is Jarhanda from other places

Jarhanda lies about 32 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Bhawanipur Bihar, about 3.6 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 Jarhanda
Nearest railway station	Bhawanipur Bihar	3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Azamnagar	6.8 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	24 km
District headquarters	Katihar	32 km

Villages closest to Jarhanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarhanda village had a population of 1,148. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Jarhanda village has 601 males and 547 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarhanda has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Jarhanda covers 207.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jarhanda falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jarhanda is Bhawanipur Bihar, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jarhanda.

Jarhanda is about 32 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarhanda is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Bhawanipur Bihar is about 3.6 km away. Azamnagar is about 6.8 km away. Rāiganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.