About Jhakhra Village

Jhakhra is a large village in Sikta tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,719, made up of 1,952 males and 1,767 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhakhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhakhra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil	Sikta
Pincode	845307
Area (hectares)	142.47 hectares
Population	3,719
Male Population	1,952
Female Population	1,767
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	905
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 Jhakhra compares

By the 2011 count Jhakhra is the 15th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,190 residents. Its 142.47 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Jhakhra

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

How far is Jhakhra from other places

Jhakhra lies about 14 km from Pashchim Champaran. 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 Jhakhra
Nearest town	Chanpatia	6.3 km
District headquarters	Pashchim Champaran	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sikta	22 km

Villages closest to Jhakhra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhakhra village had a population of 3,719. That makes it the 15th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,190 residents.

Jhakhra village has 1,952 males and 1,767 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhakhra has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Jhakhra is 845307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhakhra covers 142.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jhakhra falls under Sikta tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The census record for Jhakhra 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 Jhakhra.

Jhakhra is about 14 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhakhra is in Sikta tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Chanpatia is about 6.3 km away. Pashchim Champaran is about 14 km away. Sikta is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.