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About Jhauwa Village

Jhauwa is a mid sized village in Pranpur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,234, made up of 669 males and 565 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhauwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhauwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Pranpur
Pincode 854107
Area (hectares) 152.29 hectares
Population 1,234
Male Population 669
Female Population 565
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
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 Jhauwa compares

By the 2011 count Jhauwa is the 41st largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,903 residents. Its 152.29 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Jhauwa

Jhauwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhauwa 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. The nearest villages by name are Harphara, Harsua, Hundaili and Jalah Hari Rampur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jhauwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhauwa village had a population of 1,234. That makes it the 41st largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,903 residents.

Jhauwa village has 669 males and 565 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhauwa has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Jhauwa is 854107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhauwa covers 152.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhauwa falls under Pranpur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The census record for Jhauwa notes the nearest railway station 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 Jhauwa.

Jhauwa is in Pranpur tehsil of Katihar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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