About Jharka Village

Jharka is a large village in Pipra tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,312, made up of 1,756 males and 1,556 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 408 hectares hectares.

Jharka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharka village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Supaul
Tehsil	Pipra
Area (hectares)	408 hectares
Population	3,312
Male Population	1,756
Female Population	1,556
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	886
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jharka compares

By the 2011 count Jharka is the 23rd largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 5,378 residents. Its 408 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Jharka

Jharka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jharka as Available within 5 - 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 Jharka from other places

Jharka lies about 17 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Tharbitia, about 7.5 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 Jharka
Nearest railway station	Tharbitia	7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pipra	8.5 km
District headquarters	Supaul	17 km

Villages closest to Jharka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharka village had a population of 3,312. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,378 residents.

Jharka village has 1,756 males and 1,556 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharka has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Jharka covers 408 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jharka falls under Pipra tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jharka is Tharbitia, about 7.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jharka.

Jharka is about 17 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jharka is in Pipra tehsil of Supaul district. Tharbitia is about 7.5 km away. Pipra is about 8.5 km away. Supaul is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.