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About Jhara Village

Jhara is a mid sized village in Lunawada tehsil, in the district of Panch Mahals, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,050, made up of 549 males and 501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhara village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Panch Mahals
Tehsil Lunawada
Pincode 389220
Area (hectares) 171.36 hectares
Population 1,050
Male Population 549
Female Population 501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhara compares

By the 2011 count Jhara is the 63rd largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 928 residents. Its 171.36 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

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 within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Jhara from other places

Jhara lies about 40 km from Panch Mahals, and the nearest railway station is Modasa, about 48 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 Lunawada 16 km
Nearest town Lūnāvāda 16 km
District headquarters Panch Mahals 40 km
Nearest railway station Modasa 48 km

Villages closest to Jhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhara village had a population of 1,050. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 928 residents.

Jhara village has 549 males and 501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhara has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Jhara is 389220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhara covers 171.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhara falls under Lunawada tehsil of Panch Mahals district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Jhara is Modasa, about 48 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jhara.

Jhara is about 40 km from Panch Mahals in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhara is in Lunawada tehsil of Panch Mahals district. Lunawada is about 16 km away. Lūnāvāda is about 16 km away. Panch Mahals is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Govindpura (under 2 km), Hindoliya (1.6 km) and Hadmatiya (2.0 km).

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

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