About Jamharu Village

Jamharu is a large village in Paliganj tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,907, made up of 1,965 males and 1,942 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804426, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamharu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamharu village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Paliganj
Pincode	804426
Area (hectares)	131.93 hectares
Population	3,907
Male Population	1,965
Female Population	1,942
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	988
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 Jamharu compares

By the 2011 count Jamharu is the 15th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents. Its 131.93 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Jamharu

Jamharu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jamharu 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 Jamharu from other places

Jamharu lies about 57 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Jehanabad Court, about 24 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 Jamharu
Nearest town	Arwal	8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Paliganj	13 km
Nearest railway station	Jehanabad Court	24 km
District headquarters	Patna	57 km

Villages closest to Jamharu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamharu village had a population of 3,907. That makes it the 15th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents.

Jamharu village has 1,965 males and 1,942 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamharu has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Jamharu is 804426. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamharu covers 131.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jamharu falls under Paliganj tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jamharu is Jehanabad Court, about 24 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 Jamharu.

Jamharu is about 57 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamharu is in Paliganj tehsil of Patna district. Arwal is about 8.3 km away. Paliganj is about 13 km away. Jehanabad Court is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.