About Jhala Village

Jhala is a large village in Terhagachh tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,885, made up of 1,957 males and 1,928 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266 hectares hectares.

Jhala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhala village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Terhagachh
Area (hectares)	266 hectares
Population	3,885
Male Population	1,957
Female Population	1,928
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhala compares

By the 2011 count Jhala is the 10th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,815 residents. Its 266 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Jhala

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

How far is Jhala from other places

Jhala lies about 42 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 31 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 Jhala
Tehsil headquarters	Terhagachh	6.7 km
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	21 km
Nearest railway station	Pawakhali	31 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	42 km

Villages closest to Jhala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhala village had a population of 3,885. That makes it the 10th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,815 residents.

Jhala village has 1,957 males and 1,928 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhala has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Jhala covers 266 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhala falls under Terhagachh tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jhala is Pawakhali, about 31 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhala.

Jhala is about 42 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhala is in Terhagachh tehsil of Kishanganj district. Terhagachh is about 6.7 km away. Bahādurganj is about 21 km away. Pawakhali is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.