About Jamhra Village

Jamhra is one of the larger villages in Patarghat tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,421, made up of 4,959 males and 4,462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 875.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamhra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Patarghat
Pincode	852107
Area (hectares)	875.81 hectares
Population	9,421
Male Population	4,959
Female Population	4,462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	900
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamhra compares

By the 2011 count Jamhra is the 6th largest of the 15 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 8,555 residents. Its 875.81 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Jamhra

Jamhra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jamhra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jamhra from other places

Jamhra lies about 22 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Dauram Madhepura, about 15 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 Jamhra
Tehsil headquarters	Patarghat	4.9 km
Nearest railway station	Dauram Madhepura	15 km
Nearest town	Madhepura	16 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	22 km

Villages closest to Jamhra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamhra village had a population of 9,421. That makes it the 6th largest of the 15 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 8,555 residents.

Jamhra village has 4,959 males and 4,462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamhra has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

The pincode recorded for Jamhra is 852107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamhra covers 875.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jamhra falls under Patarghat tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jamhra is Dauram Madhepura, about 15 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 village for Jamhra.

Jamhra is about 22 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamhra is in Patarghat tehsil of Saharsa district. Patarghat is about 4.9 km away. Dauram Madhepura is about 15 km away. Madhepura is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.