About Jhardag Village

Jhardag is a small village in Lawalaung tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 349, made up of 161 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,168 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.36 hectares hectares.

Jhardag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhardag village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Chatra
Tehsil	Lawalaung
Area (hectares)	65.36 hectares
Population	349
Male Population	161
Female Population	188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,168
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 Jhardag compares

By the 2011 count Jhardag is the 47th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 522 residents. Its 65.36 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Jhardag

Jhardag is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jhardag 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 Jhardag from other places

Jhardag lies about 35 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 1.6 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 Jhardag
Nearest railway station	Kathautia	1.6 km
Nearest town	Hazāribāgh	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Lawalaung	35 km
District headquarters	Chatra	35 km

Villages closest to Jhardag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhardag village had a population of 349. That makes it the 47th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 522 residents.

Jhardag village has 161 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhardag has about 1168 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Jhardag covers 65.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhardag falls under Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhardag is Kathautia, about 1.6 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 Jhardag.

Jhardag is about 35 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhardag is in Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district. Kathautia is about 1.6 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 26 km away. Lawalaung is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.