About Jhaman Village

Jhaman is a mid sized village in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 858, made up of 449 males and 409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.85 hectares hectares.

Jhaman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhaman village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Kadwa
Area (hectares)	72.85 hectares
Population	858
Male Population	449
Female Population	409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	911
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 Jhaman compares

By the 2011 count Jhaman is the 108th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents. Its 72.85 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Jhaman

Jhaman is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jhaman 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 Jhaman from other places

Jhaman lies about 77 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Arariya, about 9.9 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 Jhaman
Nearest railway station	Arariya	9.9 km
Nearest town	Arāria	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kadwa	11 km
District headquarters	Katihar	77 km

Villages closest to Jhaman

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhaman village had a population of 858. That makes it the 108th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Jhaman village has 449 males and 409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhaman has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Jhaman covers 72.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhaman falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jhaman is Arariya, about 9.9 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 Jhaman.

Jhaman is about 77 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhaman is in Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district. Arariya is about 9.9 km away. Arāria is about 10 km away. Kadwa is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.