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About Jharna Village

Jharna is a mid sized village in Chandankiyari tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 548, made up of 282 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jharna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharna village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Chandankiyari
Pincode 828303
Area (hectares) 140.14 hectares
Population 548
Male Population 282
Female Population 266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jharna compares

By the 2011 count Jharna is the 99th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,820 residents. Its 140.14 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Jharna

Jharna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jharna as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Jharna from other places

Jharna lies about 16 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Khanudih, about under 2 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 Jharna
Nearest railway station Khanudih under 2 km
Nearest town Dugda 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandankiyari 16 km
District headquarters Bokaro 16 km

Villages closest to Jharna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharna village had a population of 548. That makes it the 99th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,820 residents.

Jharna village has 282 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharna has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Jharna is 828303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jharna covers 140.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jharna falls under Chandankiyari tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jharna is Khanudih, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jharna.

Jharna is about 16 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jharna is in Chandankiyari tehsil of Bokaro district. Khanudih is about under 2 km away. Dugda is about 7.9 km away. Chandankiyari is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darida (3.0 km), Chandra (11 km) and Kauria (12 km).

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

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