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About Jhauwa Village

Jhauwa is a small village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 134, made up of 72 males and 62 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24 hectares hectares.

Jhauwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhauwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 24 hectares
Population 134
Male Population 72
Female Population 62
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jhauwa compares

By the 2011 count Jhauwa is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 24 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Jhauwa

The census records public bus service for Jhauwa as Available within 5 - 10 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Harkheli, Ichalo, Jabar and Japharpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jhauwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhauwa village had a population of 134. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Jhauwa village has 72 males and 62 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhauwa has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Jhauwa covers 24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhauwa falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The census record for Jhauwa notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jhauwa.

Jhauwa is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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