About Jhara Village

Jhara is a small village in Pratappur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 84, made up of 37 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,270 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhara village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Chatra
Tehsil	Pratappur
Pincode	825404
Area (hectares)	228 hectares
Population	84
Male Population	37
Female Population	47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,270
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
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 143rd largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 717 residents. Its 228 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Jhara

Jhara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jhara as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 104 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Satbahini, about 3.3 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
Nearest railway station	Satbahini	3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pratappur	11 km
Nearest town	Bishrāmpur	17 km
District headquarters	Chatra	104 km

Villages closest to Jhara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pratappur 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 84. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 717 residents.

Jhara village has 37 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhara has about 1270 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Jhara is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhara covers 228 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhara falls under Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhara is Satbahini, about 3.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jhara.

Jhara is about 104 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhara is in Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district. Satbahini is about 3.3 km away. Pratappur is about 11 km away. Bishrāmpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.