About Jhajha Village

Jhajha is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 219, made up of 118 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhajha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhajha village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Kandaghat
Pincode	173217
Area (hectares)	151 hectares
Population	219
Male Population	118
Female Population	101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	856
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhajha compares

By the 2011 count Jhajha is the 44th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 151 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Jhajha

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

Jhajha lies about 8.4 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 4.9 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 Jhajha
Nearest railway station	Salogra	4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kandaghat	6.1 km
District headquarters	Solan	8.4 km

Villages closest to Jhajha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhajha village had a population of 219. That makes it the 44th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Jhajha village has 118 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhajha has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Jhajha is 173217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhajha covers 151 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhajha falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhajha is Salogra, about 4.9 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 village for Jhajha.

Jhajha is about 8.4 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhajha is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Salogra is about 4.9 km away. Kandaghat is about 6.1 km away. Solan is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.