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About Jehra Village

Jehra is a mid sized village in Pathalgora tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 815, made up of 413 males and 402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 409 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jehra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jehra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Pathalgora
Pincode 825408
Area (hectares) 409 hectares
Population 815
Male Population 413
Female Population 402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jehra compares

By the 2011 count Jehra is the 12th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,051 residents. Its 409 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Jehra

Jehra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jehra as Available within 5 - 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 Jehra from other places

Jehra lies about 33 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Katkamsandi, about 4.0 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 Jehra
Nearest railway station Katkamsandi 4.0 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathalgora 33 km
District headquarters Chatra 33 km

Villages closest to Jehra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jehra village had a population of 815. That makes it the 12th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,051 residents.

Jehra village has 413 males and 402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jehra has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Jehra is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jehra covers 409 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jehra falls under Pathalgora tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jehra is Katkamsandi, about 4.0 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 10+ km distance for Jehra.

Jehra is about 33 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jehra is in Pathalgora tehsil of Chatra district. Katkamsandi is about 4.0 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 23 km away. Pathalgora is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chitua (under 2 km), Raturwa (2.3 km) and Khaira (2.5 km).

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

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