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About Jerha Village

Jerha is a large village in Ishupur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,366, made up of 2,292 males and 2,074 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370 hectares hectares.

Jerha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jerha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Ishupur
Area (hectares) 370 hectares
Population 4,366
Male Population 2,292
Female Population 2,074
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jerha compares

By the 2011 count Jerha is the 6th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents. Its 370 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Jerha

The census records public bus service for Jerha as Available within <5 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 Goha, Gunrajpur, Hankarpur and Isuwapur. 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 Jerha

As per the Census of India 2011, Jerha village had a population of 4,366. That makes it the 6th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents.

Jerha village has 2,292 males and 2,074 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jerha has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 998.

Jerha covers 370 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jerha falls under Ishupur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

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

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

Jerha is in Ishupur tehsil of Saran 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 Jerha today is likely to be higher.

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