About Jhanjhri Village

Jhanjhri is a large village in Mainatanr tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,502, made up of 1,805 males and 1,697 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 467.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhanjhri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhanjhri village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil	Mainatanr
Pincode	845406
Area (hectares)	467.1 hectares
Population	3,502
Male Population	1,805
Female Population	1,697
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhanjhri compares

By the 2011 count Jhanjhri is the 16th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,059 residents. Its 467.1 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Jhanjhri

Jhanjhri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhanjhri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jhanjhri from other places

Jhanjhri lies about 25 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Marajdwa, about 12 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 Jhanjhri
Tehsil headquarters	Mainatanr	6.0 km
Nearest railway station	Marajdwa	12 km
Nearest town	Narkatiāganj	18 km
District headquarters	Pashchim Champaran	25 km

Villages closest to Jhanjhri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhanjhri village had a population of 3,502. That makes it the 16th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,059 residents.

Jhanjhri village has 1,805 males and 1,697 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhanjhri has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Jhanjhri is 845406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhanjhri covers 467.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhanjhri falls under Mainatanr tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jhanjhri is Marajdwa, about 12 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 village for Jhanjhri.

Jhanjhri is about 25 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhanjhri is in Mainatanr tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Mainatanr is about 6.0 km away. Marajdwa is about 12 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.