About Jharwa Village

Jharwa is a large village in Harsidhi tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,330, made up of 1,228 males and 1,102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845417, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jharwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Harsidhi
Pincode	845417
Area (hectares)	166.8 hectares
Population	2,330
Male Population	1,228
Female Population	1,102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	897
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 Jharwa compares

By the 2011 count Jharwa is the 35th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,697 residents. Its 166.8 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 903.

Getting to Jharwa

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

Jharwa lies about 14 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Jiwdhara, about 18 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 Jharwa
Nearest town	Areraj	5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Harsidhi	14 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	14 km
Nearest railway station	Jiwdhara	18 km

Villages closest to Jharwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharwa village had a population of 2,330. That makes it the 35th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,697 residents.

Jharwa village has 1,228 males and 1,102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharwa has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Jharwa is 845417. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jharwa covers 166.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jharwa falls under Harsidhi tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jharwa is Jiwdhara, about 18 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 Jharwa.

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

Jharwa is in Harsidhi tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Areraj is about 5.6 km away. Harsidhi is about 14 km away. Purba Champaran is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.