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About Jhakhra Village

Jhakhra is a large village in Areraj tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,406, made up of 1,280 males and 1,126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.6 hectares hectares.

Jhakhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhakhra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Areraj
Area (hectares) 173.6 hectares
Population 2,406
Male Population 1,280
Female Population 1,126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhakhra compares

By the 2011 count Jhakhra is the 19th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,380 residents. Its 173.6 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Jhakhra

Jhakhra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jhakhra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 20 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Ratan Sarai, about 20 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 Jhakhra
Tehsil headquarters Areraj 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Ratan Sarai 20 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 20 km

Villages closest to Jhakhra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhakhra village had a population of 2,406. That makes it the 19th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,380 residents.

Jhakhra village has 1,280 males and 1,126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhakhra has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

Jhakhra covers 173.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhakhra falls under Areraj tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jhakhra is Ratan Sarai, about 20 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jhakhra.

Jhakhra is about 20 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhakhra is in Areraj tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Areraj is about 3.2 km away. Ratan Sarai is about 20 km away. Purba Champaran is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salha (under 2 km), Lauriya (1.8 km) and Bhelanari (1.9 km).

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

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