About Jhakra Village

Jhakra is a mid sized village in Piprakothi tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,982, made up of 986 males and 996 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 714 hectares hectares.

Jhakra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhakra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Piprakothi
Area (hectares)	714 hectares
Population	1,982
Male Population	986
Female Population	996
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,010
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jhakra compares

By the 2011 count Jhakra is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,854 residents. Its 714 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Jhakra

Jhakra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhakra 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhakra from other places

Jhakra lies about 16 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Jiwdhara, about 5.6 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 Jhakra
Tehsil headquarters	Piprakothi	2.6 km
Nearest railway station	Jiwdhara	5.6 km
Nearest town	Pakridayal	8.3 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	16 km

Villages closest to Jhakra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhakra village had a population of 1,982. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,854 residents.

Jhakra village has 986 males and 996 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhakra has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 890.

Jhakra covers 714 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhakra falls under Piprakothi tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jhakra is Jiwdhara, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Jhakra.

Jhakra is about 16 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhakra is in Piprakothi tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Piprakothi is about 2.6 km away. Jiwdhara is about 5.6 km away. Pakridayal is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.