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About Jhanjhi Village

Jhanjhi is a mid sized village in Sona Rai Tharhi tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 675, made up of 350 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhanjhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhanjhi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Sona Rai Tharhi
Pincode 814150
Area (hectares) 143 hectares
Population 675
Male Population 350
Female Population 325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
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 Jhanjhi compares

By the 2011 count Jhanjhi is the 26th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 387 residents. Its 143 hectares work out to about 4.7 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 934.

Getting to Jhanjhi

Jhanjhi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jhanjhi 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. The nearest villages by name are Jalhara, Jamua, Jara and Jarka. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jhanjhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhanjhi village had a population of 675. That makes it the 26th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 387 residents.

Jhanjhi village has 350 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhanjhi has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Jhanjhi is 814150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhanjhi covers 143 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhanjhi falls under Sona Rai Tharhi tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Jhanjhi notes the nearest railway station 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 Jhanjhi.

Jhanjhi is in Sona Rai Tharhi tehsil of Deoghar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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