About Jhaua Village

Jhaua is one of the larger villages in Dighwara tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,576, made up of 4,988 males and 4,588 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 443.1 hectares hectares.

Jhaua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhaua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Dighwara
Area (hectares)	443.1 hectares
Population	9,576
Male Population	4,988
Female Population	4,588
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhaua compares

By the 2011 count Jhaua is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,901 residents. Its 443.1 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Jhaua

Jhaua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhaua as Available within village. 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 Jhaua from other places

Jhaua lies about 46 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Baragopal, about 2.4 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 Jhaua
Nearest railway station	Baragopal	2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dighwara	8.6 km
Nearest town	Dighwāra	8.6 km
District headquarters	Saran	46 km

Villages closest to Jhaua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhaua village had a population of 9,576. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,901 residents.

Jhaua village has 4,988 males and 4,588 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhaua has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Jhaua covers 443.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jhaua falls under Dighwara tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jhaua is Baragopal, about 2.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jhaua.

Jhaua is about 46 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhaua is in Dighwara tehsil of Saran district. Baragopal is about 2.4 km away. Dighwara is about 8.6 km away. Dighwāra is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.