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About Jhajhaur Village

Jhajhaur is a small village in Guthani tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 498, made up of 240 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83 hectares hectares.

Jhajhaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhajhaur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Guthani
Area (hectares) 83 hectares
Population 498
Male Population 240
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,075
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jhajhaur compares

By the 2011 count Jhajhaur is the 78th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents. Its 83 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Jhajhaur

Jhajhaur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhajhaur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhajhaur from other places

Jhajhaur lies about 25 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Mairwa, about 6.2 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 Jhajhaur
Nearest railway station Mairwa 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Guthani 25 km
District headquarters Siwan 25 km

Villages closest to Jhajhaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhajhaur village had a population of 498. That makes it the 78th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents.

Jhajhaur village has 240 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhajhaur has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Jhajhaur covers 83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhajhaur falls under Guthani tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jhajhaur is Mairwa, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Jhajhaur is about 25 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhajhaur is in Guthani tehsil of Siwan district. Mairwa is about 6.2 km away. Guthani is about 25 km away. Siwan is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majhawalia (under 2 km), Chain Chhapra (under 2 km) and Darzi Chak (under 2 km).

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

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