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About Jhajhawa Village

Jhajhawa is a large village in Daraundha tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,065, made up of 1,031 males and 1,034 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares.

Jhajhawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhajhawa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Daraundha
Area (hectares) 138 hectares
Population 2,065
Male Population 1,031
Female Population 1,034
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
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 Jhajhawa compares

By the 2011 count Jhajhawa is the 27th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,209 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1053.

Getting to Jhajhawa

The census records public bus service for Jhajhawa 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhajhawa from other places

Jhajhawa lies about 21 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Bishunpur Mahuari Halt, about under 2 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 Jhajhawa
Nearest railway station Bishunpur Mahuari Halt under 2 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Daraundha 21 km
District headquarters Siwan 21 km

Villages closest to Jhajhawa

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

Common questions about Jhajhawa

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhajhawa village had a population of 2,065. That makes it the 27th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,209 residents.

Jhajhawa village has 1,031 males and 1,034 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhajhawa has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1053.

Jhajhawa covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhajhawa falls under Daraundha tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jhajhawa is Bishunpur Mahuari Halt, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Jhajhawa.

Jhajhawa is about 21 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhajhawa is in Daraundha tehsil of Siwan district. Bishunpur Mahuari Halt is about under 2 km away. Mahārājgani is about 2.8 km away. Daraundha is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhikhaban (3.0 km), Jagdishpur (3.2 km) and Birti Tola (3.9 km).

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

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