About Jhara Village

Jhara is a small village in Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 240, made up of 119 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494444, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhara village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Narayanpur
Tehsil	Narayanpur
Pincode	494444
Area (hectares)	214.03 hectares
Population	240
Male Population	119
Female Population	121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,017
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhara compares

By the 2011 count Jhara is the 116th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 478 residents. Its 214.03 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Jhara

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

Jhara lies about 26 km from Narayanpur, and the nearest railway station is Gidam, about 63 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 Jhara
Tehsil headquarters	Narayanpur	26 km
Nearest town	Nārāinpur	26 km
Nearest railway station	Gidam	63 km

Villages closest to Jhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhara village had a population of 240. That makes it the 116th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 478 residents.

Jhara village has 119 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhara has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Jhara is 494444. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhara covers 214.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhara falls under Narayanpur tehsil of Narayanpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jhara is Gidam, about 63 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 village for Jhara.

Jhara is about 26 km from Narayanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhara is in Narayanpur tehsil of Narayanpur district. Narayanpur is about 26 km away. Nārāinpur is about 26 km away. Gidam is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.