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About Jhajharkera Village

Jhajharkera is a mid sized village in Magarlod tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 801, made up of 381 males and 420 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,102 females per 1000 males. The village covers 341.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493778, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhajharkera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhajharkera village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Magarlod
Pincode 493778
Area (hectares) 341.35 hectares
Population 801
Male Population 381
Female Population 420
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,102
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhajharkera compares

By the 2011 count Jhajharkera is the 55th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents. Its 341.35 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Jhajharkera

Jhajharkera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhajharkera as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Jhajharkera from other places

Jhajharkera lies about 19 km from Dhamtari, and the nearest railway station is Sarsonpuri, about 15 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 Jhajharkera
Nearest railway station Sarsonpuri 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Magarlod 16 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 19 km

Villages closest to Jhajharkera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhajharkera village had a population of 801. That makes it the 55th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents.

Jhajharkera village has 381 males and 420 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhajharkera has about 1102 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Jhajharkera is 493778. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhajharkera covers 341.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhajharkera falls under Magarlod tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jhajharkera is Sarsonpuri, about 15 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jhajharkera.

Jhajharkera is about 19 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhajharkera is in Magarlod tehsil of Dhamtari district. Sarsonpuri is about 15 km away. Magarlod is about 16 km away. Dhamtari is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaluchuwa (under 2 km), Deogaon (2.0 km) and Pahanda (3.1 km).

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

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