About Jhanjhara Village

Jhanjhara is one of the larger villages in Bankatwa tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,837, made up of 3,625 males and 3,212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 462.6 hectares hectares.

Jhanjhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhanjhara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Bankatwa
Area (hectares)	462.6 hectares
Population	6,837
Male Population	3,625
Female Population	3,212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	886
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 Jhanjhara compares

By the 2011 count Jhanjhara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 5,843 residents. Its 462.6 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Jhanjhara

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

Jhanjhara lies about 59 km from Purba 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 Jhanjhara
Nearest railway station	Marajdwa	12 km
Nearest town	Narkatiāganj	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bankatwa	30 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	59 km

Villages closest to Jhanjhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhanjhara village had a population of 6,837. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,843 residents.

Jhanjhara village has 3,625 males and 3,212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhanjhara has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

Jhanjhara covers 462.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhanjhara falls under Bankatwa tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jhanjhara 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jhanjhara.

Jhanjhara is about 59 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhanjhara is in Bankatwa tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Marajdwa is about 12 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 18 km away. Bankatwa is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.