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About Jhajhri Village

Jhajhri is a small village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 127, made up of 66 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhajhri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhajhri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Ramnagar
Pincode 845106
Area (hectares) 101.6 hectares
Population 127
Male Population 66
Female Population 61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
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 Jhajhri compares

By the 2011 count Jhajhri is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,621 residents. Its 101.6 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Jhajhri

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

Jhajhri 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 Jhajhri
Nearest railway station Marajdwa 12 km
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 18 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramnagar 31 km

Villages closest to Jhajhri

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

Common questions about Jhajhri

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhajhri village had a population of 127. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,621 residents.

Jhajhri village has 66 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhajhri has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Jhajhri is 845106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhajhri covers 101.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhajhri falls under Ramnagar tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jhajhri 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 10+ km distance for Jhajhri.

Jhajhri 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.

Jhajhri is in Ramnagar tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Marajdwa is about 12 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 18 km away. Pashchim Champaran is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghor Pakri (2.4 km), Santpur (6.9 km) and Nautanwa (8.3 km).

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

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